98. Al-Bayyinah (The Clear Proof) Read Surah

Surah Al-Bayyinah

Surah Al-Bayyinah (The Clear Proof) is the 98. surah in Quran.Al-Bayyinah surah is listed as the 100. by revelation order.

The meaning of surah Al-Bayyinah is The Clear Proof. In total this surah is consist of 8 auahs. You can read Al-Bayyinah by word by word if you would like to examine it in details or click one of the ayahs below to check that ayah only.

It is considered to be a Medinan Surah as it was believed to be revealed in Medina. However, there is a debate about it being a Meccan surah as well. This surah takes its name from the word mentioned in the first and forth ayah.

The main theme of the Surah is that it addresses why it was necessary for Allah to send down Quran.The beginning of this surah talks about how unbelievers and the people of the book will not know until the clear proof comes to them.

The people of the book were commanded to obey God and the book that was sent down for them. However, they have become divided and fallen into disbelief and for this they will be punished with hell.

The seventh ayah tells that the best of creatures are the ones that believe and do righteous deeds and they will be rewarded in the hereafter.

98:1

Those who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists were not to be parted [from misbelief] until there came to them clear evidence

Lam ya kunil lazeena kafaru min ahlil kitaabi wal mushri keena mun fak keena hattaa ta-tiya humul bayyinah

لم يكن ٱلذين كفروا من أهل ٱلكتـب وٱلمشركين منفكين حتى تأتيهم ٱلبينة

98:2

A Messenger from Allāh, reciting purified scriptures

Rasoolum minal laahi yatlu suhufam mutahharah

رسول من ٱلله يتلوا صحفا مطهرة

98:3

Within which are correct writings [i.e., rulings and laws].

Feeha kutubun qaiyimah

فيها كتب قيمة

98:4

Nor did those who were given the Scripture become divided until after there had come to them clear evidence.

Wa maa tafarraqal lazeena ootul kitaaba il-la mim b’adi ma jaa-at humul baiyyinah

وما تفرق ٱلذين أوتوا ٱلكتـب إلا من بعد ما جاءتهم ٱلبينة

98:5

And they were not commanded except to worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer and to give zakāh. And that is the correct religion.

Wa maa umiroo il-la liy’abu dul laaha mukhliseena lahud-deena huna faa-a wa yuqeemus salaata wa yu-tuz zakaata; wa zaalika deenul qaiyimah

وما أمروا إلا ليعبدوا ٱلله مخلصين له ٱلدين حنفاء ويقيموا ٱلصلوة ويؤتوا ٱلزكوة وذلك دين ٱلقيمة

98:6

Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures.

Innal lazeena kafaru min ahlil kitaabi wal mushri keena fee nari jahan nama khaali deena feeha; ulaa-ika hum shar rul ba reeyah

إن ٱلذين كفروا من أهل ٱلكتـب وٱلمشركين فى نار جهنم خـلدين فيها أولـئك هم شر ٱلبرية

98:7

Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds - those are the best of creatures.

Innal lazeena aamanu wa ‘amilus saalihaati ula-ika hum khairul bareey yah

إن ٱلذين ءامنوا وعملوا ٱلصـلحـت أولـئك هم خير ٱلبرية

98:8

Their reward with their Lord will be gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allāh being pleased with them and they with Him. That is for whoever has feared his Lord.

Jazaa-uhum inda rabbihim jan naatu ‘adnin tajree min tahtihal an haaru khalideena feeha abada; radiy-yallaahu ‘anhum wa ra du ‘an zaalika liman khashiya rabbah

جزاؤهم عند ربهم جنـت عدن تجرى من تحتها ٱلأنهـر خـلدين فيها أبدا رضى ٱلله عنهم ورضوا عنه ذلك لمن خشى ربهۥ