Surah Bayyinah ayat 2 Tafsir Quran 98:2

﴿رَسُولٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ يَتْلُو صُحُفًا مُّطَهَّرَةً﴾
[ البينة: 2]

98:2 A Messenger from Allah, reciting purified scriptures

a messenger from God rasūlun mina’Llāhi substitutes for al-bayyinatu ‘the clear proof’ namely the Prophet s reciting pages purified of all falsehood

Through A Messenger sent by Allah to read to them Scriptures of purity, quality and magnificence

Which was revealed in Madina The Messenger of Allah recited this Surah to Ubayy Imam Ahmad recorded from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah said to Ubayy bin Ka`b,
«إِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ»
لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَـبِ ( Verily, Allah has commanded me to recite to you (Those who disbelieve from among the People of the Scripture. )) Ubayy said, "He ( Allah ) mentioned me by name to you" The Prophet replied,
«نَعَم»
( Yes. ) So he ( Ubayy ) cried.
Al-Bukhari, Muslim, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i all recorded this Hadith from Shu`bah. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Mentioning the Situation of the Disbelievers among the People of the Scripture and the Idolators As for the People of the Scripture, they are the Jews and the Christians, and the idolators are the worshippers of idols and fire among the Arabs and the non-Arabs.
Mujahid said, they are not going مُنفَكِّينَ ( to leave ) "Meaning, they will not be finished until the truth becomes clear to them." Qatadah also said the same thing. حَتَّى تَأْتِيَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ ( until there came to them the Bayyinah. ) meaning, this Qur'an.
This is why Allah says, لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَـبِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ مُنفَكِّينَ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ ( Those who disbelieve from among the People of the Scripture and idolators, were not going to leave until there came to them the Bayyinah. ) Then He explains what the Bayyinah is by His saying, رَسُولٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ يَتْلُو صُحُفاً مُّطَهَّرَةً ( A Messenger from Allah, reciting purified pages. ) meaning, Muhammad and the Magnificent Qur'an he recites, which is written down among the most high gathering in purified pages.
This is similar to Allah's statement, فَى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ - مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ - بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ - كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ ( In Records held in honor.
Exalted, purified, in the hands of scribes (angels ).
Honorable and obedient.) ( 80:13-16 ) Then Allah says, فِيهَا كُتُبٌ قَيِّمَةٌ ( Wherein are upright Books. ) Ibn Jarir said, "Meaning in the purified pages are Books from Allah that are upright, just and straight.
They have no mistakes in them because they are from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic." The Differing only occurred after the Knowledge came Allah says, وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْكِتَـبَ إِلاَّ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ ( And the People of the Scripture differed not until after there came to them the Bayyinah. ) This is similar to Allah's statement, وَلاَ تَكُونُواْ كَالَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُواْ وَاخْتَلَفُواْ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَـتُ وَأُوْلَـئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ( And be not as those who divided and differed among themselves after the Bayyinat came to them.
It is they for whom there is an awful torment. ) ( 3:105 ) This refers to the people of those divinely revealed Scriptures that were sent down to the nations that were before us.
After Allah established the proofs and evidences against them, they divided and differed concerning that which Allah had intended in their Scriptures, and they had many differences.
This is like what has been reported in a Hadith that has many routes of transmission,
«إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ اخْتَلَفُوا عَلَى إِحْدَى وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، وَإِنَّ النَّصَارَى اخْتَلَفُوا عَلى ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، وَسَتَفْتَرِقُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ عَلَى ثَلَاثٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، كُلُّهَا فِي النَّارِ إِلَّا وَاحِدَة»
( Verily, the Jews differed until they became seventy-one sects.
And verily, the Christians differed until they became seventy-two sects.
And this Ummah will divide into seventy-three sects, and all of them will be in the Fire except one. ) They said, "Who are they, O Messenger of Allah" He replied,
«مَا أَنَا عَلَيْهِ وَأَصْحَابِي»
( (Those who are upon ) what I and my Companions are upon.) The Command of Allah was merely that They make their Religion solely for Him Allah says, وَمَآ أُمِرُواْ إِلاَّ لِيَعْبُدُواْ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ ( And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allah, making religion purely for Him alone, ) This is similar to Allah's statement, وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلاَّ نُوحِى إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لا إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ أَنَاْ فَاعْبُدُونِ ( And We did not send any Messenger before you but We revealed to him: La ilaha illa Ana. ) ( 21:25 ) Thus, Allah says, حُنَفَآءَ ( Hunafa' ) meaning, avoiding Shirk and being truly devout to Tawhid.
This is like Allah's statement, وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولاً أَنِ اعْبُدُواْ اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُواْ الْطَّـغُوتَ ( And Verily, We have sent among every Ummah a Messenger (proclaiming ): "Worship Allah, and avoid the Taghut ( false deities ).") ( 16:36 ) A discussion of the word Hanif has already been mentioned previously and in Surat Al-An`am, so there is no need to repeat it here. وَيُقِيمُواْ الصَّلَوةَ ( and perform Salah ) And this is the best of the physical forms of worship. وَيُؤْتُواْ الزَّكَوةَ ( and give Zakah, ) This is doing good to the poor and the needy. وَذَلِكَ دِينُ القَيِّمَةِ ( and that is the right religion. ) meaning, the upright and just religion, or the nation that is straight and balanced.

(98:2) a Messenger *4 from Allah, reciting from Purified Scrolls; *5

A Messenger from Allah, reciting purified scriptures meaning

*4) Here, the Holy Prophet ( upon whom be peace ) himself has been called " the clear evidence ", for his life before and after Prophethood, his presenting a Book like the Qur'an in spite of being .un-lettered, his bringing about an extraordinary revolution in the lives of the converts to Islam through education and training, his educating the people in rational beliefs, clean and pure forms of worship, excellent morals and the best principles and ,injunctions for human life, perfect harmony and agreement between his word and deed, and his constancy of purpose in respect of his message in spite of every kind of resistance and opposition, all these were clear signs of the truth that he was Allah's Messenger.

*5) Lexically, suhuf means " written pages ", but in the Holy Qur'an this word has been used as a term for the Books revealed to the Prophets of Allah ( peace be upon them ); and by the holy scriptures are meant the scriptures which are free from every mixture of falsehood, every kind of error and moral filth.
The full import of these worde becomes evident when one studies the Bible ( and the books of other religions as well ) vis-a-vis the Holy Qur'an, and finds written in them along with sound teachings such things as are not only opposed to truth and reason but are also morally contemptible.
After reading them when one turns to the Qur'an, one realizes how pure and hallowed this Book is.

 

Which was revealed in Madina The Messenger of Allah recited this Surah to Ubayy Imam Ahmad recorded from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah said to Ubayy bin Ka`b, «إِنَّ اللهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ» لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَـبِ ( Verily, Allah has commanded me to recite to you (Those who disbelieve from among the People of the Scripture. )) Ubayy said, "He ( Allah ) mentioned me by name to you" The Prophet replied, «نَعَم» ( Yes. ) So he ( Ubayy ) cried.
Al-Bukhari, Muslim, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i all recorded this Hadith from Shu`bah. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Mentioning the Situation of the Disbelievers among the People of the Scripture and the Idolators As for the People of the Scripture, they are the Jews and the Christians, and the idolators are the worshippers of idols and fire among the Arabs and the non-Arabs.
Mujahid said, they are not going مُنفَكِّينَ ( to leave ) "Meaning, they will not be finished until the truth becomes clear to them." Qatadah also said the same thing. حَتَّى تَأْتِيَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ ( until there came to them the Bayyinah. ) meaning, this Qur'an.
This is why Allah says, لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَـبِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ مُنفَكِّينَ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ ( Those who disbelieve from among the People of the Scripture and idolators, were not going to leave until there came to them the Bayyinah. ) Then He explains what the Bayyinah is by His saying, رَسُولٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ يَتْلُو صُحُفاً مُّطَهَّرَةً ( A Messenger from Allah, reciting purified pages. ) meaning, Muhammad and the Magnificent Qur'an he recites, which is written down among the most high gathering in purified pages.
This is similar to Allah's statement, فَى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ - مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ - بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ - كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ ( In Records held in honor.
Exalted, purified, in the hands of scribes (angels ).
Honorable and obedient.) ( 80:13-16 ) Then Allah says, فِيهَا كُتُبٌ قَيِّمَةٌ ( Wherein are upright Books. ) Ibn Jarir said, "Meaning in the purified pages are Books from Allah that are upright, just and straight.
They have no mistakes in them because they are from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic." The Differing only occurred after the Knowledge came Allah says, وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْكِتَـبَ إِلاَّ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ ( And the People of the Scripture differed not until after there came to them the Bayyinah. ) This is similar to Allah's statement, وَلاَ تَكُونُواْ كَالَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُواْ وَاخْتَلَفُواْ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَـتُ وَأُوْلَـئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ( And be not as those who divided and differed among themselves after the Bayyinat came to them.
It is they for whom there is an awful torment. ) ( 3:105 ) This refers to the people of those divinely revealed Scriptures that were sent down to the nations that were before us.
After Allah established the proofs and evidences against them, they divided and differed concerning that which Allah had intended in their Scriptures, and they had many differences.
This is like what has been reported in a Hadith that has many routes of transmission, «إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ اخْتَلَفُوا عَلَى إِحْدَى وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، وَإِنَّ النَّصَارَى اخْتَلَفُوا عَلى ثِنْتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، وَسَتَفْتَرِقُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ عَلَى ثَلَاثٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، كُلُّهَا فِي النَّارِ إِلَّا وَاحِدَة» ( Verily, the Jews differed until they became seventy-one sects.
And verily, the Christians differed until they became seventy-two sects.
And this Ummah will divide into seventy-three sects, and all of them will be in the Fire except one. ) They said, "Who are they, O Messenger of Allah" He replied, «مَا أَنَا عَلَيْهِ وَأَصْحَابِي» ( (Those who are upon ) what I and my Companions are upon.) The Command of Allah was merely that They make their Religion solely for Him Allah says, وَمَآ أُمِرُواْ إِلاَّ لِيَعْبُدُواْ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ ( And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allah, making religion purely for Him alone, ) This is similar to Allah's statement, وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلاَّ نُوحِى إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لا إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ أَنَاْ فَاعْبُدُونِ ( And We did not send any Messenger before you but We revealed to him: La ilaha illa Ana. ) ( 21:25 ) Thus, Allah says, حُنَفَآءَ ( Hunafa' ) meaning, avoiding Shirk and being truly devout to Tawhid.
This is like Allah's statement, وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولاً أَنِ اعْبُدُواْ اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُواْ الْطَّـغُوتَ ( And Verily, We have sent among every Ummah a Messenger (proclaiming ): "Worship Allah, and avoid the Taghut ( false deities ).") ( 16:36 ) A discussion of the word Hanif has already been mentioned previously and in Surat Al-An`am, so there is no need to repeat it here. وَيُقِيمُواْ الصَّلَوةَ ( and perform Salah ) And this is the best of the physical forms of worship. وَيُؤْتُواْ الزَّكَوةَ ( and give Zakah, ) This is doing good to the poor and the needy. وَذَلِكَ دِينُ القَيِّمَةِ ( and that is the right religion. ) meaning, the upright and just religion, or the nation that is straight and balanced.

( A messenger from Allah ) i.e. Muhammad ( pbuh ) ( reading ) to them ( purified pages ) pages purified from idolatry

A Messenger (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) from Allah, reciting (the Quran) purified pages [purified from Al-Batil (falsehood, etc.)].

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