| Khayr ol-bareyyah | |
| Image Description: | Surah of Al-Bayyina in an 18th century Quran |
| Surah Name: | Al-Bayyina |
| Verse Number: | 7 |
| Year Of Revelation: | Late third year or early fourth year AH |
| Place Of Revelation: | Medina |
| Cause Of Revelation: | Yes |
| Juz: | 30 |
| Hizb: | 60 |
| Sajdah: | No |
| Ruku: | No |
| Disagreement On: | Place and cause of revelation |
| Wordـcount: | 9 |
| Number Of Letters: | 50 |
| Muqattaat: | No |
| Ayah Text: | Arabic: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ |
| Translation: | As for those who believed and did righteous deeds, they are the best of all human beings.[1] |
The ayah of khayr ol-bareyyah is the seventh verse of Al-Bayyina Surah of Islam's holy book, the Quran, which, according to the famous exegesis book such as Al-Mizan[2] and Majma' al-Bayan,[3] refers to the spiritual position of Ali ibn Abi Talib and his Shiites. The literal translation of the title is the best of creatures.[4]
Hakem Haskani,[5] a Sunni scholar, quotes in the book Shawahed ol-Tanzil le-Qawaed al-Tafzil[6] as follows:
Abu Ali Fadhl ibn Hasan Tabresi, one of the Shiite scholars, in the book Majma' al-Bayan in the following of the verse of khayr ol-bareyyah, quotes from Abu'l-Qasim Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi, quoting Jabir ibn Abd Allah:
Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai in the book Tafsir al-Mizan says in the following of the verse of khayr ol-bareyyah:
Naser Makarem Shirazi in the book Tafsir Nemooneh in the discussion of Ali and his Shiites, quotes as follows: