Surah Al-Bayyinah, Ayah 4 (98:4)

ٱلْبَيِّنَة

وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ

Quran 98:4 is ayah 4 of Surah Al-Bayyinah (“The Clear Proof”), a Medinan surah of 8 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 598 of the Madani Mushaf.

98:4
وَمَاتَفَرَّقَٱلَّذِينَأُوتُوا۟ٱلْكِتَٰبَإِلَّامِنۢبَعْدِمَاجَآءَتْهُمُٱلْبَيِّنَةُ٤
wamā tafarraqa alladhīna ūtū l-kitāba illā min baʿdi mā jāathumu l-bayinatu

Nor did those who were given the Scripture become divided until after there had come to them clear evidence.(4)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  2. تَفَرَّقَtafarraqabecame divided
  3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  4. أُوتُوا۟ūtūwere given
  5. ٱلْكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book
  6. إِلَّاillāuntil
  7. مِنۢminfrom
  8. بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
  9. مَاmāwhat
  10. جَآءَتْهُمُjāathumucame (to) them
  11. ٱلْبَيِّنَةُl-bayinatu(of) the clear evidence

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