Today's verse

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْم

Chapter  98
Surat Al- Bayyinah
(The Clear Proof) -
ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﻨﺔ .

Verse 2

Arabic

ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝٌ ﻣِﻦَﺍﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﻳَﺘْﻠُﻮ ﺻُﺤُﻔًﺎ
ﻣُﻄَﻬَّﺮَﺓ

Transliteration

Rasuulum minallahi yatluu 'su'hufam mu'toh haro

Translation:

2. A Messenger from
Allah reciting purified pages.

Tafsir: Verses 1 & 2

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.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir