Discover the meaning of the term Al-yqyn (يقين) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min read﴿وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا ٱلْمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَـٰكِن شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ فِيهِ لَفِى شَكٍّۢ مِّنْهُ ۚ مَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِلَّا ٱتِّبَاعَ ٱلظَّنِّ ۚ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينًۢا﴾
« And [for] their saying, "Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah." And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain. »
Surah النساء : 157
﴿وَٱعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ﴾
« And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death). »
Surah الحجر : 99
﴿فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍۢ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍۭ بِنَبَإٍۢ يَقِينٍ﴾
« But the hoopoe stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news. »
Surah النمل : 22
﴿إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ﴾
« Indeed, this is the true certainty, »
Surah الواقعة : 95
﴿وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ﴾
« And indeed, it is the truth of certainty. »
Surah الحاقة : 51
﴿حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ﴾
« Until there came to us the certainty." »
Surah المدثر : 47
This term appears in 8 verses of the Quran.