# Be-Ra-he-Nun — برهن (brhn)

> Occurs in 8 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/brhn

- **Meaning:** Evidence/proof.
- **Derived forms:** بُرْهَٰن (8)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 111

- **Form in this verse:** بُرْهَـٰنَكُمْ — bur'hānakum · "your proof"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

وَقَالُوا لَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ اِلَّا مَنْ كَانَ هُوداً اَوْ نَصَارٰىۜ تِلْكَ اَمَانِيُّهُمْۜ قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِق۪ينَ

Waqaloo lan yadkhula aljannata illaman kana hoodan aw nasara tilka amaniyyuhumqul hatoo burhanakum in kuntum sadiqeen

And they say: “None will enter the Garden save such as hold to Judaism, or are Christians.” Those are their vain desires. Say thou: “Bring your evidence, if you be truthful.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-111.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 174

- **Form in this verse:** بُرْهَـٰنٌۭ — bur'hānun · "a convincing proof"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

يَٓا اَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَٓاءَكُمْ بُرْهَانٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَاَنْزَلْـنَٓا اِلَيْكُمْ نُوراً مُب۪يناً

Ya ayyuha annasuqad jaakum burhanun min rabbikum waanzalnailaykum nooran mubeena

O mankind: there has come to you evidence from your Lord; and We have sent down to you a clear light.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-174.md_

### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 24

- **Form in this verse:** بُرْهَـٰنَ — bur'hāna · "the proof"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِه۪ۗ وَهَمَّ بِهَاۚ لَوْلَٓا اَنْ رَاٰ بُرْهَانَ رَبِّه۪ۜ  كَذٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ السُّٓوءَ وَالْفَحْشَٓاءَۜ اِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُخْلَص۪ينَ

Walaqad hammat bihi wahamma biha lawlaan raa burhana rabbihi kathalika linasrifaAAanhu assoo-a walfahshaa innahumin AAibadina almukhlaseen

And she desired him; and he desired her[...] were it not that he saw the evidence of his Lord. Thus — that We might turn away from him evil and sexual immorality; he was among Our sincere servants.

_https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-24.md_

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 24

- **Form in this verse:** بُرْهَـٰنَكُمْ ۖ — bur'hānakum · "your proof"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

اَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِه۪ٓ اٰلِهَةًۜ قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْۚ هٰذَا ذِكْرُ مَنْ مَعِيَ وَذِكْرُ مَنْ قَبْل۪يۜ بَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَۙ الْحَقَّ فَهُمْ مُعْرِضُونَ

Ami ittakhathoo min doonihi alihatanqul hatoo burhanakum hatha thikru manmaAAiya wathikru man qablee bal aktharuhum layaAAlamoona alhaqqa fahum muAAridoon

If they have taken gods besides Him, say thou: “Bring your evidence. This is the remembrance of him with me, and the remembrance of him before me.” But most of them know not the truth, so they are turning away.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anbiya/verse-24.md_

### 23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 117

- **Form in this verse:** بُرْهَـٰنَ — bur'hāna · "proof"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

وَمَنْ يَدْعُ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهاً اٰخَرَۙ   لَا بُرْهَانَ لَهُ بِه۪ۙ فَاِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّه۪ۜ اِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الْكَافِرُونَ

Waman yadAAu maAAa Allahi ilahanakhara la burhana lahu bihi fa-innamahisabuhu AAinda rabbihi innahu la yuflihualkafiroon

And whoso calls, with God, to another god, whereof he has no evidence, then is his reckoning but with his Lord; the false claimers of guidance will not be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muminun/verse-117.md_

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 64

- **Form in this verse:** بُرْهَـٰنَكُمْ — bur'hānakum · "your proof"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

اَمَّنْ يَبْدَؤُا الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُع۪يدُهُ وَمَنْ يَرْزُقُكُمْ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ وَالْاَرْضِۜ ءَاِلٰهٌ مَعَ اللّٰهِۜ قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِق۪ينَ

Amman yabdao alkhalqa thumma yuAAeeduhuwaman yarzuqukum mina assama-i wal-ardia-ilahun maAAa Allahi qul hatoo burhanakumin kuntum sadiqeen

If: He who begins creation, then repeats it, and provides for you from the heaven and the earth: is there any god with God? Say thou: “Bring your evidence, if you be truthful.”

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-64.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** بُرْهَـٰنَانِ — bur'hānāni · "(are) two evidences"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, dual · nominative case

اُسْلُكْ يَدَكَ ف۪ي جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَٓاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُٓوءٍۘ وَاضْمُمْ اِلَيْكَ جَنَاحَكَ مِنَ الرَّهْبِ فَذَانِكَ بُرْهَانَانِ مِنْ رَبِّكَ اِلٰى فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَا۬ئِه۪ۜ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْماً فَاسِق۪ينَ

Osluk yadaka fee jaybika takhruj baydaamin ghayri soo-in wadmum ilayka janahakamina arrahbi fathanika burhanani minrabbika ila firAAawna wamala-ihi innahum kanooqawman fasiqeen

“Insert thou thy hand into thy bosom; it will come forth white, without evil. And draw thou thine arm to thee against fear. And these are two evidences from thy Lord to Pharaoh and his eminent ones; they are a perfidious people.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-32.md_

### 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 75

- **Form in this verse:** بُرْهَـٰنَكُمْ — bur'hānakum · "your proof"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

وَنَزَعْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ اُمَّةٍ شَه۪يداً فَقُلْنَا هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ فَعَلِمُٓوا اَنَّ الْحَقَّ لِلّٰهِ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يَفْتَرُونَ۟

WanazaAAna min kulli ommatinshaheedan faqulna hatoo burhanakumfaAAalimoo anna alhaqqa lillahi wadallaAAanhum ma kanoo yaftaroon

And We will take out from every community a witness and say: “Bring your evidence!” Then will they know that the truth belongs to God, and strayed from them will be what they invented.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-75.md_

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