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Al-Baqarah 2:177 ۞ ليس البر ان تولوا وجوهكم قبل المشرق والمغرب ولاكن البر من امن بالله واليوم الاخر والملايكة والكتاب والنبيين واتى المال على حبه ذوي القربى واليتامى والمساكين وابن السبيل والسايلين وفي الرقاب واقام الصلاة واتى الزكاة والموفون بعهدهم اذا عاهدوا والصابرين في الباساء والضراء وحين الباس اولايك الذين صدقوا واولايك هم المتقون ١٧٧

2:177
۞ لَّيۡسَ
ٱلۡبِرَّ
أَن
تُوَلُّواْ
وُجُوهَكُمۡ
قِبَلَ
ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ
وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
ٱلۡبِرَّ
مَنۡ
ءَامَنَ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ
ٱلۡأٓخِرِ
وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
وَٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ
وَءَاتَى
ٱلۡمَالَ
عَلَىٰ
حُبِّهِۦ
ذَوِي
ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ
وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ
وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينَ
وَٱبۡنَ
ٱلسَّبِيلِ
وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ
وَفِي
ٱلرِّقَابِ
وَأَقَامَ
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
وَءَاتَى
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
وَٱلۡمُوفُونَ
بِعَهۡدِهِمۡ
إِذَا
عَٰهَدُواْۖ
وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
فِي
ٱلۡبَأۡسَآءِ
وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ
وَحِينَ
ٱلۡبَأۡسِۗ
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
صَدَقُواْۖ
وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
هُمُ
ٱلۡمُتَّقُونَ
١٧٧
Goodness does not consist in turning your face towards East or West. The truly good are those who believe in God and the Last Day, in the angels, the Scripture, and the prophets; who give away some of their wealth, however much they cherish it, to their relatives, to orphans, the needy, travellers and beggars, and to liberate those in bondage; those who keep up the prayer and pay the prescribed alms; who keep pledges whenever they make them; who are steadfast in misfortune, adversity, and times of danger. These are the ones who are true, and it is they who are aware of God.
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Chapter 2, Page 27, Juz 2

177. Goodness does not consist in turning your face towards East or West. The truly good are those who believe in God and the Last Day, in the angels, the Scripture, and the prophets; who give away some of their wealth, however much they cherish it, to their relatives, to orphans, the needy, travellers and beggars, and to liberate those in bondage; those who keep up the prayer and pay the prescribed alms; who keep pledges whenever they make them; who are steadfast in misfortune, adversity, and times of danger. These are the ones who are true, and it is they who are aware of God.

- M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

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