AL BAYYINAH
(The Clear Evidence)
COMMENTARY
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Surah Al-Bayyinah emphasizes a profound significance of attaining clear evidence regarding the unseen, the hidden reality that lies beyond the manifest signs (ayaati) revealed by Allah. These signs are not the ultimate truth in themselves; rather, they serve as reflections, guiding the discerning mind towards the unseen reality that they represent. This clarity of the unseen is essential for one to truly comprehend and find security in Al-Kitab, the inherent script that holds the essence of divine wisdom.
Among those well-versed in their inherent script (ahli Al-Kitab), there are some who reject the signs and associate others with Allah. Their rejection persists until the clarity of the hidden message within these signs becomes evident. This refusal leads to a state of spiritual stagnation, rooted in their failure to uncover the profound truths embedded in the signs. These signs are delivered by a rasul, their inner voice, who recites in purified expressions, inviting readers to ponder and reflect on the contemplative expressions (shuhuf) to uncover the hidden meanings. Within the shuhuf, the contemplative expressions conveyed by the rasul, lie the kutubun: the established, scripted, and authentic revelations of your Lord. (98:1-3)
Those who embrace the signs delivered to them, do not cease their contemplation until they attain clear evidence. Allah's command to you is to serve Him and and be sincere to Him the deen (your conscious obedience), that is naturally inclined to the truth, establish connection with your Rabb to know the hidden message and pursue mental development (zakah). (98:4-5)
Those who reject the signs and ascribe partners to Allah remain trapped in the burning unrest of their own stagnation in knowledge. They are the worst of al-barriyah, possessing a pure mind, yet hindered by incomplete understanding. Those who take security in the signs and do corrective deeds, they are the best of the bariyyah / free from mental impurities, those pure mind with complete understanding. They are the ones who have established a deep connection with their Rabb, receiving guidance and recognizing His ever-present direction in their lives. (98:6-8)
With the name of Allah, no-thing like the likeness of Him, whose name encompasses the measures and essence of all existence, both known and unknown to His servants, and the unfolding sequence of events leading to all observable outcomes. The Rahmaan, the Raheem. Rahmaan signifies the boundless system of educating the factual knowledge, while Raheem reflects the grace and mercy extended to those who sincerely seek and engage with this wisdom under Ar-Rahmaan.
98:1 Those who kafaru / rejected (the signs of Allah) from among ahlil kitab / those proficient in their inherent script and the musyrikeen / those who associate (Allah) lam yakuni / would not leave (their rejection) until the bayyinah / clarity (of the signs) came to them.
98.2 A rasul / inner voice that deliver the sign (of the hidden knowledge) from Allah reciting a purified shuhufan / contemplative expression (within which the hidden message is veiled, awaiting deeper reflection to be uncovered).
98.3 In them are kutubun / scripted authentic revelation, qaimah / established.
98.4 And those who were given the Kitab / inherent script did not abandon (the signs) except from after what had came to them, the clear evidence.
98.5 And they were not commanded except to serve Allah and mukhlisin / be the one who is sincere to Him the deen / conscious obedience, hunafa' / naturally inclined (towards the truth), and established salaah / connections (with hidden messages delivered by rasul / inner voice for download) and yu'tu / to pursue zakah / mental development. And that is the established deen / conscious obedience (Allah's systems, law and judgement).
98.6 Certainly, those who kafaru / rejected (the signs) from ahlil kitab / those well-versed with the inherent script and the musyrikin / one who associate (others with Allah) are in naari jahannama / the burning sensation of stagnation (internal conflicts) abiding therein, those are the worst of the bariyyah / free from mental impurities (those pure mind but incomplete understanding).
98.7 Certainly, those who aamanu / take security in Al Kitab / the inherent script and do solehah / corrective deeds, they are the best of the bariyyah / free from mental impurities (those pure mind with complete understanding).
98.8 Their reward in the nearnest of their Rabb / Lord are jannatu / hidden gardens of knowledge beneath which the rivers of knowledge flow, abiding therein eternally. Allah approved of them, and they approved of Him. That is for whoever khoshiya / revere (in receiving) Rabbahu / his Lordship.
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