Al-Baqarah 2:142 ۞ سيقول السفهاء من الناس ما ولاهم عن قبلتهم التي كانوا عليها قل لله المشرق والمغرب يهدي من يشاء الى صراط مستقيم ١٤٢
۞ سَيَقُولُ
ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ
مِنَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
مَا
وَلَّىٰهُمۡ
عَن
قِبۡلَتِهِمُ
ٱلَّتِي
كَانُواْ
عَلَيۡهَاۚ
قُل
لِّلَّهِ
ٱلۡمَشۡرِقُ
وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبُۚ
يَهۡدِي
مَن
يَشَآءُ
إِلَىٰ
صِرَٰطٖ
مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ
١٤٢
The fools among the people (pagans, hypocrites, and Jews) will say, "What has turned them (Muslims) from their Qiblah [prayer direction (towards Jerusalem)] to which they used to face in prayer." Say, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) "To Allâh belong both, east and the west. He guides whom He wills to the Straight Way."
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