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Al-Bayyina

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Surah 98 of the Quran
البينة
Al-Bayyinah
The Evidence
ClassificationMedinan(contested)
Other namesEvidence, The Proof, The Clear Sign, The Evidence of the Truth
PositionJuzʼ 30
No. of verses8

Al-Bayyina or The Evidence (Arabic: البينة, al-bayyinah, aka "The Clear Proof") is the 98th Chapter (surah) of the Qur'an, with 8 ayat or verses.[1] The Surah is so designated after the word al-bayyinah occurring at the end of the first and fourth verses.

Summary

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  • 1-2 The idolaters stagger at the revelations of the Quran.
  • 3-4 Jews and Christians (a.k.a. "the People of the Book") dispute among themselves since the advent of Muhammad and his new religion.
  • 5 Nonbelievers of all classes threatened with divine judgments
  • 6 Those who disbelieve: Nonbelievers, People of the Book, and polytheists are the worst of all creatures, destined for hell forever.[2]
  • 7-8 'Those who believe and performs righteous deeds' are “the best of creatures”; their reward is heaven.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ibn Kathir. "Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Bayyinah". Quran 4 U. Tafsir. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Ayah al-Baiyinah (The Clear Proof, Evidence, the Proof) 98:6".
  3. ^ Wherry, Elwood Morris (1896). A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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