THE PROOF AL-BAYYINAH ( البينة )

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
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لَم يَكُنِ الَّذينَ كَفَروا مِن أَهلِ الكِتابِ وَالمُشرِكينَ مُنفَكّينَ حَتّىٰ تَأتِيَهُمُ البَيِّنَةُ
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lam yakuni lladhīna kafarū min ʾahli l-kitābi wa-l-mushrikīna munfakkīna ḥattā taʾtiyahumu l-bayyinatu
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The faithless
from among the People of the Book
and the polytheists
were not set apart
until the proof had come to them:
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رَسولٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ يَتلو صُحُفًا مُطَهَّرَةً
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rasūlun mina llāhi yatlū ṣuḥufan muṭahharatan
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an apostle from Allah
reciting impeccable scriptures,
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فيها كُتُبٌ قَيِّمَةٌ
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fīhā kutubun qayyimatun
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wherein are upright writings.
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وَما تَفَرَّقَ الَّذينَ أوتُوا الكِتابَ إِلّا مِن بَعدِ ما جاءَتهُمُ البَيِّنَةُ
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wa-mā tafarraqa lladhīna ʾūtū l-kitāba ʾillā min baʿdi mā jāʾathumu l-bayyinatu
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And those who were given the Book did not divide,
except after the proof had come to them.
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وَما أُمِروا إِلّا لِيَعبُدُوا اللَّهَ مُخلِصينَ لَهُ الدّينَ حُنَفاءَ وَيُقيمُوا الصَّلاةَ وَيُؤتُوا الزَّكاةَ ۚ وَذٰلِكَ دينُ القَيِّمَةِ
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wa-mā ʾumirū ʾillā li-yaʿbudū llāha mukhliṣīna lahu d-dīna ḥunafāʾa wa-yuqīmū ṣ-ṣalāta wa-yuʾtū z-zakāta wa-dhālika dīnu l-qayyimati
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Yet they were not commanded except to worship Allah,
dedicating their faith to Him
as men of pure faith,
and to maintain the prayer and pay the zakāt.
That is the upright religion.
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إِنَّ الَّذينَ كَفَروا مِن أَهلِ الكِتابِ وَالمُشرِكينَ في نارِ جَهَنَّمَ خالِدينَ فيها ۚ أُولٰئِكَ هُم شَرُّ البَرِيَّةِ
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ʾinna lladhīna kafarū min ʾahli l-kitābi wa-l-mushrikīna fī nāri jahannama khālidīna fīhā ʾulāʾika hum sharru l-bariyyati
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Indeed the faithless
from among the People of the Book
and the polytheists
will be in the fire of hell,
to remain in it [forever].
It is they who are the worst of creatures.
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إِنَّ الَّذينَ آمَنوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّالِحاتِ أُولٰئِكَ هُم خَيرُ البَرِيَّةِ
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ʾinna lladhīna ʾāmanū wa-ʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti ʾulāʾika hum khayru l-bariyyati
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Indeed those who have faith and do righteous deeds
—it is they who are the best of creatures.
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جَزاؤُهُم عِندَ رَبِّهِم جَنّاتُ عَدنٍ تَجري مِن تَحتِهَا الأَنهارُ خالِدينَ فيها أَبَدًا ۖ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنهُم وَرَضوا عَنهُ ۚ ذٰلِكَ لِمَن خَشِيَ رَبَّهُ
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jazāʾuhum ʿinda rabbihim jannātu ʿadnin tajrī min taḥtihā l-ʾanhāru khālidīna fīhā ʾabadan raḍiya llāhu ʿanhum wa-raḍū ʿanhu dhālika li-man khashiya rabbahū
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Their reward, near their Lord,
is the Gardens of Eden,
with streams running in them,
to remain in them forever.
Allah is pleased with them,
and they are pleased with Him.
That is for those who fear their Lord.
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