Lam Yakun (by its opening words)

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Lam Yakun is an alternative name, taken from its opening words, for Surah Al-Bayyinah, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes the coming of clear proof and the distinction between believers and disbelievers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Quranic surah title by incipit
alternative name of Quranic surah
alsoKnownAs Surat Lam Yakun
alternativeNameOf Surah Al-Bayyinah
arabicTitle لَمْ يَكُنِ
لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
associatedWith Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
chapterNumberInQuran 98
containsConcept People of the Book
clear evidence from God
punishment of the disbelievers
reward of the believers
sincere worship of God
correspondsToAyah Quran 98:1 opening words
hasNumberOfVerses 8
language Arabic
openingPhraseMeaning “Did not those who disbelieve among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists…”
openingWordsOf Surah Al-Bayyinah
partOf Mushaf
surface form: Mushaf (written Qur’an)
recitedIn Muslim prayer and worship
religiousTradition Islam
revealedIn Medinan period (according to many scholars)
scripture Quran
surface form: Qur’an
subjectOf Quranic exegesis (tafsir) works
textualForm chapter of the Qur’an
theme coming of clear proof (al-bayyinah)
distinction between believers and disbelievers
usedAs Al-Bayyinah
surface form: reference name for Surah Al-Bayyinah in Islamic scholarship

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Surah Al-Bayyinah alsoKnownAs Lam Yakun (by its opening words)