Surah Al-Bayyinah (البينة) • The Clear Proof

Quran 98:1

98:1

لَمْ يَكُنِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ مُنفَكِّينَ حَتَّىٰ تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ

lam yakuni alladhīna kafarū min ahli l-kitābi wal-mush'rikīna munfakkīna ḥattā tatiyahumu l-bayinatu

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

— Saheeh International

Those who disbelieve among the People of the Book and the idolaters were not about to change their ways until they were sent clear evidence,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Those who disbelieve from among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) and Al-Mushrikûn, were not going to leave (their disbelief) until there came to them clear evidence.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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لَمْlamNot
يَكُنِyakuniwere
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
مِنْminfrom
أَهْلِahli(the) People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābiof the Book
وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَwal-mush'rikīnaand the polytheists
مُنفَكِّينَmunfakkīnato be abandoned
حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
تَأْتِيَهُمُtatiyahumu(there) comes to them
ٱلْبَيِّنَةُl-bayinatuthe clear evidence