Ayat 1
لَمْ يَكُنِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ مُنفَكِّينَ حَتَّىٰ تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ.(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 -(1) [Al-Bayyina: 1]
Section 01
Traditional understanding
Translation, tafseer from classical and modern scholars, transliteration, word-by-word grammar.
Translation Sahih International
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 -(1)
Tafseer Abdullah Yusuf
(6222) The Polytheists, the Pagans, had not previously believed in any scriptures. But yet, when clear evidence came to them, they should have believed. Yet they rejected the Prophet because they were not really searching for Truth, but were only following their own fancies and desires.
(6223) The Clear Evidence was the Prophet himself, his life, his personality, and his teaching.
Tafseer Dr. Farooq Azam
Period of Revelation
Ibn 'Abbâs and Qatadah are reported to have expressed two views, first that it is Makki Sûrah, second that it is Madani Sûrah. As for its contents, there is nothing in it to indicate whether it was revealed at Makkah or at Madinah.
Major Issues, Divine Laws and Guidance
* The People of the Book (Jews and Christians) did not divide into sects
until after receiving guidance.
* The People of the Book were also commanded to establish Salah (Prayer) and pay Zakah (Obligatory Charity) as it is commanded in the Qur'an.
In this Sûrah, the need of sending a Rasool is explained, then errors of the followers of earlier Books are pointed out. The cause of their straying into different creeds was not that Allah had not provided any guidance to them, but that they strayed after a clear statement of the True religion had come to them. From this, it automatically follows that they themselves were responsible for their error and deviation. If after the coming of the clear statement through Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) they continued to stray, their responsibility would further increase.
The Prophets who came from Allah and the Books sent down by Him, did not enjoin anything but that the way of sincere and true service to Allah be adopted; apart from all other ways, no one else’s worship, service or obedience be mixed with His; the Salah (prayer) be established and the Zakah (obligatory charity) be paid. This has always been a part of the true religion and the followers of the earlier scriptures, straying from this true religion, have added extraneous things to it, which are false, and Allah’s Rasool has come to invite them back to the same original faith.
In conclusion, it is pointed out that the followers of the earlier Books and the idol worshippers who would refuse to acknowledge this Message are the worst of all creatures. Their punishment will be an everlasting hell; and the people who would believe and act righteously, are the best of all creatures. Their reward will be an eternal paradise, wherein they will live forever. Allah will be well pleased with them and they will be well pleased with Allah.
Tafseer Ibn Abbas
Tafseer Jalalain
Tafseer Ma’arif Ul-Quran
Tafseer Shaikh Ashiq Ilahi
Allah Ta'ala says, "The disbelievers from among the People of the Book and the idolaters will not desist (from disbelief) until a clear sign comes to them" i.e. until a witness testifies that they will be successful only if they forsake infidelity and accept Islam. Allah describes this"sign" (witness) as"A messenger from Allah who recites pure scriptures in which the subject matter is accurate." While some commentators state that the 'pure scriptures" refer to the previous scriptures and the accurate 'subject matter" refers to the Qur'an, others are of the opinion that the 'pure scriptures" refer to the Qur'an and the accurate "subject matter" refers to the contents and Surahs of the Qur'an. The accurate 'subject matter" denotes injunctions that are just and that lead to the straight path. Allah refers to this in Surah Zumar where He states, "It is an Arabic Qur'an without any crookedness, so that theyfear." [Surah 39, verse 28]
Tafseer Tafheem Ul-Quran
[2] Despite the common factor of kufr between them the two groups have been mentioned by separate names. The followers of the Book imply the people who possessed any of the revealed Books, even if in corrupted form, sent to the former Prophets, and they believed in it. And the mushriks (idolaters) imply the people who did not follow any Prophet nor believed in any Book. Although in the Qur'an the shirk, (polytheism, idolatry) of the people of the Book has been mentioned at many places, e.g. about the Christians it has been said: "They say: God is one of the three" (Al-Ma'idah: 73); "The Messiah is son of God" (At Taubah: 30); "The Messiah; son of Mary; is God" (Al-Ma'idah: 17); and about the Jews it has been said: "They say: Ezra is son of God" (At-Taubah: 30), yet nowhere in the Qur'an has the term "mushrik"been used for them, but they have been mentioned as "alladhina ul-ul-Kitaba" (those who were given the Book), or by the words Jews and Christians. For they believed in the principle of Tauhid (Oneness of God) as the we religion, and then committed shirk. Contrary to this, for others than the followers of the Book, the word mushrik has been used as a. term, for they acknowledged shirk (idolatry) as true religion and disacknowledged Tauhid. This distinction between the two groups holds good not only in the use of the term but also in the Shari`ah injunctions. Animal flesh duly slaughtered by the followers of the Book has been declared lawful for the Muslims if they slaughter a lawful animal in the name of Allah in the prescribed way, and permission to marry their women also has been given. On the contrary, neither the animal slaughtered by the mushriks is lawful for the Muslims nor is marriage with their women.
[3] That is, "There was no means of their being freed from this state of unbelief except that a clear evidence (of the truth) should come and make them understand the falsity of every form of kufr and its being untrue, and should present the right way before them in a clear and rational way." This does not mean that after the coming of the clear evidence they would give up kufr but that in the absence of the clear evidence it was not at all possible that they would be delivered from that state. However, if even after its coming some of them still persisted in their kufr, then they themselves would be responsible for it; they could not complain that Allah had made no arrangement for their guidance. This same thing bas been expressed in the Qur'an at different places in different ways, e.g. in Surah An-Nahl: 9, it is said: "Allah has taken upon Himself to show the Right Way"; in Surah Al-Laila 12, it is said: "It is for Us to show the Way"; in Surah An-Nisa: 163-165: "O! Prophet, We have sent Revelation to you just as We had sent it to Noah and other Prophets after him ... All these Messengers were sent as bearers of good news and warners so that, after their coming, the people should have no excuse left to plead before Allah"; and in Surah Al-Ma'idah: 19: "O people of the Book, this Messenger of Ours has come to you and is making clear to you the teachings of the Right Way after a long interval during which there had come no Messengers, lest you should say: `No bearer of good news nor warner came to us. Lo, now the bearer of good news and warner has come."
Transliteration
Ayah 1
Lam yakuni allatheena kafaroo min ahli alkitabi waalmushrikeena munfakkeena hatta tatiyahumu albayyinatu
Word-by-word
Ayah 1
| # | Arabic | Pronunciation | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَمْ | Lam | Not | — |
| 2 | يَكُنِ | yakuni | were | ك و ن |
| 3 | الَّذِينَ | allatheena | those who | — |
| 4 | كَفَرُوا | kafaroo | disbelieved | ك ف ر |
| 5 | مِنْ | min | from | — |
| 6 | أَهْلِ | ahli | (the) People | أ ه ل |
| 7 | الْكِتَابِ | alkitabi | of the Book | ك ت ب |
| 8 | وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ | waalmushrikeena | and the polytheists | ش ر ك |
| 9 | مُنفَكِّينَ | munfakkeena | to be abandoned | ف ك ك |
| 10 | حَتَّىٰ | hatta | until | — |
| 11 | تَأْتِيَهُمُ | tatiyahumu | (there) comes to them | أ ت ي |
| 12 | الْبَيِّنَةُ | albayyinatu | the clear evidence | ب ي ن |
Section 02
Cross-references
Similar verses elsewhere in the Qur’an and authentic ahadith narrated about this ayah.
Section 03
Articles & resources
Long-form articles, scientific commentary, and historical context linked from the legacy archive.
Articles
Misconceptions
Section 04
Audio & video lectures
68 videos · 18 audio lectures from contemporary scholars.
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Ustadh Tim Humble - Islam, Christianity, Judaism: Similarities and Differences - Part 1/9
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Ustadh Tim Humble - Islam, Christianity, Judaism: Similarities and Differences - Part 6/9
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Ustadh Tim Humble - Islam, Christianity, Judaism: Similarities and Differences - Part 7/9
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FULL - The Cross & Salvation - Christian Muslim Debate - Dr. Jamal Badawi
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098 Bayyinah A
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The Clear Proof A Tafsir Of Surat Al Bayyinah
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References
- Tafseer — Abdullah Yusuf
- Tafseer — Dr. Farooq Azam
- Tafseer — Ibn Abbas
- Tafseer — Jalalain
- Tafseer — Ma’arif Ul-Quran
- Tafseer — Shaikh Ashiq Ilahi
- Tafseer — Tafheem Ul-Quran
- Translation — Sahih International
- Hadith collections — 6 narrations from Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and others (see Cross-references)
- Linked articles — 10 long-form pieces