98. Al-Bayyinah/The Clear Evidence
I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah
The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
98:01
a. Those who disbelieve from among the Followers of the Former Scriptures and the idol- worshipers,
b. will not give up their disbelief until a Clear Evidence was presented to them,
98:02
a. through a Messenger from Allah, reciting purified scripts, and
98:03
a. containing clear instructions for them.
98:04
a. Yet those who were given the former Scriptures did not challenge and become divided into factions until after this kind of Clear Evidence came to them.
98:05
a. Even though all they were commanded to:
- submit to Allah alone in awe, reverence, and worship,
- sincerely devote religion exclusively to HIM, being Haneef, and
- establish the Salat/Prayers and
- pay out Zakat/annual charity
b. for that is/are the parameters of a Religion – Right and Straight.
98:06
a. Indeed, those who continue to disbelieve – even after Clear Evidence has come to them
- from Followers of the Former Scriptures and the idol-worshipers will be in the Fire of Hell - there to remain - never to leave, never to die.
b. Those - they will be the worst of created beings.
98:07
a. However, those who believe and practice righteousness,
b. those - they will be the best of created beings.
Surah 98 * Al-Bayyinah 749
98:08
a. Their reward is going to be with their Rabb - The Lord:
b. Gardens of Perpetual Bliss - through which rivers/streams flow - to live therein forever,
never to leave, never...
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