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Al-Bayyinah 1

Ayah 1 of 8 · Medinan

لَمۡ يَكُنِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ مُنفَكِّينَ حَتَّىٰ تَأۡتِيَهُمُ ٱلۡبَيِّنَةُ ١

Those who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists were not to be parted [from misbelief]1 until there came to them clear evidence –

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., from their erroneous beliefs and superstitions.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَمۡNotlam
  2. يَكُنِwereyakuni
  3. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  4. كَفَرُواْdisbelievedkafarū
  5. مِنۡfrommin
  6. أَهۡلِ(the) Peopleahli
  7. ٱلۡكِتَٰبِof the Bookl-kitābi
  8. وَٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَand the polytheistswal-mush'rikīna
  9. مُنفَكِّينَto be abandonedmunfakkīna
  10. حَتَّىٰuntilḥattā
  11. تَأۡتِيَهُمُ(there) comes to themtatiyahumu
  12. ٱلۡبَيِّنَةُthe clear evidencel-bayinatu

Tafsir

Those who disbelieved, from the Jews, the Christians and the idolaters, are not going to break their consensus and agreement on disbelief, until a clear proof and manifest evidence comes to them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran