Surah Al-Bayyina · Ayah 1·Madanī

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لَمْ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْ حَتَّىٰ ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh 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 -

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 8 roots in 8 of 12 words

Rarest here: ف-ك-ك 2× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 14 points across 5 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār2
  • Lām qamariyyah3

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

12 words · 55 letters · āyah 1 of 8

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَلَا بِٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذِ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ مَوْقُوفُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يَرْجِعُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ٱلْقَوْلَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أَنتُمْ لَكُنَّا مُؤْمِنِينَ

    And those who disbelieve say, "We will never believe in this Qur'an nor in that before it." But if you could see when the wrongdoers are made to stand before their Lord, refuting…

  • بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَتْكَ ءَايَٰتِى فَكَذَّبْتَ بِهَا وَٱسْتَكْبَرْتَ وَكُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    But yes, there had come to you My verses, but you denied them and were arrogant, and you were among the disbelievers.

  • وَإِن يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَبِٱلزُّبُرِ وَبِٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُنِيرِ

    And if they deny you - then already have those before them denied. Their messengers came to them with clear proofs and written ordinances and with the enlightening Scripture.

  • وَقَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَجْهَ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱكْفُرُوٓا۟ ءَاخِرَهُۥ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

    And a faction of the People of the Scripture say [to each other], "Believe in that which was revealed to the believers at the beginning of the day and reject it at its end that…

  • وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا

    And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

  • يُجَٰدِلُونَكَ فِى ٱلْحَقِّ بَعْدَ مَا تَبَيَّنَ كَأَنَّمَا يُسَاقُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَوْتِ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

    Arguing with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven toward death while they were looking on.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 98:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 98:1 include Quran 34:31 (Surah Saba), Quran 39:59 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 35:25 (Surah Faatir), and Quran 3:72 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 34:31 reads: “And those who disbelieve say, "We will never believe in this Qur'an nor in that before it." But if you could see when the wrongdoers are made to stand before their Lord, refuting…” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 98:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 98:1 (Surah Al-Bayyina, The Evidence) reads: “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 -”

Which surah is verse 98:1 in?

Quran 98:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Bayyina (The Evidence), chapter 98 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 8 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 98:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 98:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.