Surah Al-Bayyina · Ayah 4·Madanī

4

وَمَا ٱلَّذِينَ إِلَّا مِنۢ مَا ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Nor did those who were given the Scripture become divided until after there had come 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 · 6 roots in 6 of 11 words

Recitation · 11 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī7
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Iqlāb1

Commentary

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

Shape

11 words · 44 letters · āyah 4 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.

  • Quran 42:14 · Ash-Shuraclose

    وَمَا تَفَرَّقُوٓا۟ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى لَّقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُورِثُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ

    And they did not become divided until after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord…

  • Quran 35:25 · Faatirclose

    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.

  • Quran 37:118 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَهَدَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ

    And We guided them on the straight path.

  • Quran 78:28 · An-Nabaclose

    وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا

    And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

  • Quran 7:118 · Al-A'raafclose

    فَوَقَعَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.

  • Quran 8:6 · Al-Anfaalrelated

    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 98:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 98:4 include Quran 42:14 (Surah Ash-Shura), Quran 35:25 (Surah Faatir), Quran 37:118 (Surah As-Saaffaat), and Quran 78:28 (Surah An-Naba). For example, 42:14 reads: “And they did not become divided until after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord…” 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 98:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 98:4 (Surah Al-Bayyina, The Evidence) reads: “Nor did those who were given the Scripture become divided until after there had come to them clear evidence.”

Which surah is verse 98:4 in?

Quran 98:4 is āyah 4 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 98:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 98:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.