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بَيِّنَة

بينة in the Quran

Meaning: the clear proofs

بينة occurs 71 times in 69 verses across 32 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
71
Verses
69
Surahs
32

بَيِّنَة

Noun · 71 times

Meaning: the clear proofs · Also translated as: clear, with the clear Signs, [the] clear signs, with [the] clear signs

Forms in the Quran

  • بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ ×24
  • بَيِّنَٰتٍ ×17
  • بَيِّنَةٍ ×14
  • ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ ×11
  • بِبَيِّنَةٍ ×2
  • ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ ×2
  • وَبَيِّنَٰتٍ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

بين موضوع للخلالة بين الشيئين ووسطهما. قال تعالى: وجعلنا بينهما زرعا [الكهف/ 32] ، يقال: بان كذا أي: انفصل وظهر ما كان مستترا منه، ولما اعتبر فيه معنى الانفصال والظهور استعمل في كل واحد منفردا، فقيل للبئر البعيدة القعر: بيون، لبعد ما بين الشفير والقعر لانفصال حبلها من يد صاحبها. وبان الصبح:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

بأن الشيء يبين بينا فهو بائن. وبان بمعنى فارق. قال كعب بن زهير: [من البسيط]

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ب ي ن

Verses with بينة

Verses 21–40 of 69

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    To the Madyan people We sent Shu‘aib, one Of their own brethren: he said: "O my people! worship God; Ye have no other god But Him. Now hath come Unto you a clear (Sign) From your Lord! Give just Measure and weight, nor withhold From the people the things That are their due; and do No mischief on the earth After it has been set In order: that will be best For you, if ye have Faith.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:85
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Such were the towns Whose story We (thus) Relate unto thee: There came indeed to them Their apostles with clear (Signs): But they would not believe What they had rejected before. Thus doth God seal up The hearts of those Who reject Faith.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:101
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    One for whom it is right To say nothing but truth About God. Now have I Come unto you (people), from Your Lord, with a clear (Sign): So let the Children of Israel Depart along with me."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:105
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Remember ye were On the hither side Of the valley, and they On the farther side, And the caravan On lower ground than ye. Even if ye had made A mutual appointment To meet, ye would certainly: Have failed in the appointment: But (thus ye met), That God might accomplish A matter already enacted; That those who died might Die after a clear Sign (Had been given), and those who lived Might live after a Clear Sign (Had been given). And verily God is He who heareth And knoweth (all things).

    Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:42
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Hath not the story reached them Of those before them?— The people of Noah, and ’Ād, And Thamūd; the people Of Abraham, the men Of Midian, and the Cities overthrown. To them came their apostles With Clear Signs. It is Not God Who wrongs them, But they wrong their own souls.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:70
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Generations before you We destroyed when they Did wrong: their Apostles Came to them with Clear Signs, But they would not believe! Thus do We requite Those who sin!

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:13
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    But when Our Clear Signs Are rehearsed unto them, Those who rest not their hope On their meeting with Us, Say: "Bring us a Reading Other than this, or change this," Say: "It is not for me, Of my own accord, To change it: I follow Naught but what is revealed Unto me: if I were To disobey my Lord, I should myself fear the Penalty Of a Great Day (to come)."

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:15
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then after him We sent (Many) apostles to their Peoples: They brought them Clear Signs, But they would not believe What they had already rejected Beforehand. Thus do We seal The hearts of the transgressors.

    Surah Yunus, verse 10:74
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Can they be (like) those Who accept a Clear (Sign) From their Lord, and whom A witness from Himself Doth teach, as did the Book Of Moses before it,—a guide And a mercy? They believe Therein; but those of the Sects That reject it,—the Fire Will be their promised Meeting-place. Be not then In doubt thereon: for it is The Truth from thy Lord: Yet many among men Do not believe!

    Surah Hud, verse 11:17
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my People! See ye if (it be that) I have a Clear Sign From my Lord, and that He Hath sent Mercy unto me From His own Presence, but That the Mercy hath been Obscured from your sight? Shall we compel you To accept it when ye Are averse to it?

    Surah Hud, verse 11:28
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "O Hūd! No Clear (Sign) hast thou Brought us, and we are not The ones to desert our gods On thy word! Nor shall we Believe in thee!

    Surah Hud, verse 11:53
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my people! Do ye see?—If I have A Clear (Sign) from my Lord And He hath sent Mercy Unto me from Himself,—who Then can help me Against God if I were To disobey Him? What Then would ye add To my (portion) but perdition?

    Surah Hud, verse 11:63
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "O my people! See ye whether I have A Clear (Sign) from my Lord, And He hath given me Sustenance (pure and) good As from Himself? I wish not, In opposition to you, to do That which I forbid you to do. I only desire (your) betterment To the best of my power; And my success (in my task) Can only come from God. In Him I trust, And unto Him I look.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:88
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Has not the story Reached you, (O people!), of those Who (went) before you?— Of the People of Noah, And ’Ād, and Thamūd?— And of those who (came) After them? None knows them But God. To them came Apostles with Clear (Signs); But they put their hands Up to their mouths, and said: "We do deny (the mission) On which ye have been sent, And we are really In suspicious (disquieting) doubt As to that to which Ye invite us."

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:9
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    (We sent them) with Clear Signs And Books of dark prophecies; And We have sent down Unto thee (also) the Message; That thou mayest explain clearly To men what is sent For them, and that they May give thought.

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:44
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    To Moses We did give Nine Clear Signs: Ask the Children of Israel: When he came to them, Pharaoh said to him: "O Moses! I consider thee, Indeed, to have been Worked upon by sorcery!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:101
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    When Our Clear Signs Are rehearsed to them, The Unbelievers say to those Who believe, "Which of the two Sides is best in point of Position? which makes the best Show in Council?"

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:73
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "Never shall we Regard thee as more than The Clear Signs that have Come to us; or than Him Who created us! So decree whatever thou Desirest to decree: for thou Canst only decree (touching) The life of this world.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:72
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    They say: "Why does he not Bring us a Sign from His Lord?" Has not A Clear Sign come to them Of all that was In the former Books Of revelation?

    Surah Taha, verse 20:133
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus have We sent down Clear Signs; and verily God doth guide whom He will!

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:16