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سُورَةُ الْبَيِّنَةِ مَدَنِيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٨

Surah Al-Bayyinah: Thematic English Translation (Mustafa Çevik)

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Al-Bayyinah 1–5

5 verses

لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِك۪ينَ مُنْفَكّ۪ينَ حَتّٰى تَاْتِيَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُۙ ۝١ رَسُولٌ مِنَ اللّٰهِ يَتْلُوا صُحُفًا مُطَهَّرَةًۙ ۝٢ ف۪يهَا كُتُبٌ قَيِّمَةٌۜ ۝٣ وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ الَّذ۪ينَ اُو۫تُوا الْكِتَابَ اِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَٓاءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُۜ ۝٤ وَمَٓا اُمِرُٓوا اِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مُخْلِص۪ينَ لَهُ الدّ۪ينَ حُنَفَٓاءَ وَيُق۪يمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَيُؤْتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَذٰلِكَ د۪ينُ الْقَيِّمَةِۜ ۝٥

Mushaf

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Transliteration

1Lem yeküni-lleẕîne keferû min ehli-lkitâbi velmüşrikîne münfekkîne ḥattâ teʾtiyehümü-lbeyyineh.

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2Rasûlüm mine-llâhi yetlû ṣuḥufem müṭahherah.

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3Fîhâ kütübün ḳayyimeh.

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4Vemâ teferraḳa-lleẕîne ûtü-lkitâbe illâ mim baʿdi mâ câethümü-lbeyyineh.

Transliteration

5Vemâ ümirû illâ liyaʿbüdü-llâhe muḫliṣîne lehü-ddîne ḥunefâe veyüḳîmu-ṣṣalâte veyüʾtü-zzekâte veẕâlike dînü-lḳayyimeh.

Verses 1–5

Those who deny the truth and those who associate partners with Allah, whether from the People of the Book or not, lived together without falling into division until the truths were made known to them through the Prophet and the Quran and they were invited to the truth. No judgment was to be passed on them before this call reached them.

When the Prophet, as a guide, recited to them the call in those pure pages made up of Allah’s verses, those who said they were People of the Book rejected the Prophet because he was not of their own people, and fell into division with the Prophet and those who believed in him. In those pages there are clear proofs.

Yet Allah sent the Prophet and the Book so that people, as hanifs, upright in faith, devoting their religion to Allah alone, would perform the prayer and pay the zakat. This is the true religion. The right to determine the religion (order) for His servants belongs to Allah alone.

Al-Bayyinah 6

1 verse

اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِك۪ينَ ف۪ي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِد۪ينَ ف۪يهَاۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ الْبَرِيَّةِۜ ۝٦

Mushaf

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6İnne-lleẕîne keferû min ehli-lkitâbi velmüşrikîne fî nâri cehenneme ḫâlidîne fîhâ. ülâike hüm şerru-lberiyyeh.

Verse 6

Another truth is this: the destination of those who have conditioned themselves to deny the order of life that is Allah’s call, and who complete their worldly lives so, will be Hell, where they will remain forever. They are the basest and worst of all creatures.

Al-Bayyinah 7–8

2 verses

اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِۜ ۝٧ جَزَٓاؤُ۬هُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهَارُ خَالِد۪ينَ ف۪يهَٓا اَبَدًاۜ رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُۜ ذٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِيَ رَبَّهُ ۝٨

Mushaf

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7İnne-lleẕîne âmenû veʿamilu-ṣṣâliḥâti ülâike hüm ḫayru-lberiyyeh.

Transliteration

8Cezâühüm ʿinde rabbihim cennâtü ʿadnin tecrî min taḥtihe-lʾenhâru ḫâlidîne fîhâ ebedâ. raḍiye-llâhü ʿanhüm veraḍû ʿanh. ẕâlike limen ḫaşiye rabbeh.

Verses 7–8

But those who believe and do righteous deeds are the most honored and best of all created beings. For them Allah has prepared Gardens through which rivers flow, furnished with the finest of blessings, where they will remain forever.

Allah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Allah. This happiness belongs to those who believe in Allah’s call and walk in the footsteps of His Prophet.

The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.

In the order of revelation, before this surah came At-Talaq, and after it Al-Hashr . All surahs in order of revelation