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Al-Baqarah 148

Ayah 148 of 286 · Medinan

وَلِكُلّٖ وِجۡهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَاۖ فَٱسۡتَبِقُواْ ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِۚ أَيۡنَ مَا تَكُونُواْ يَأۡتِ بِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًاۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ ١٤٨

For each [religious following] is a [prayer] direction toward which it faces. So race to [all that is] good. Wherever you may be, Allāh will bring you forth [for judgement] all together. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلِكُلّٖAnd for everyonewalikullin
  2. وِجۡهَةٌ(is) a direction wij'hatun
  3. هُوَhehuwa
  4. مُوَلِّيهَاۖturns towards itmuwallīhā
  5. فَٱسۡتَبِقُواْso racefa-is'tabiqū
  6. ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِۚ(to) the goodl-khayrāti
  7. أَيۡنَWhereverayna
  8. مَاthatmā
  9. تَكُونُواْyou will betakūnū
  10. يَأۡتِwill bringyati
  11. بِكُمُyoubikumu
  12. ٱللَّهُ(by) Allahl-lahu
  13. جَمِيعًاۚtogetherjamīʿan
  14. إِنَّIndeedinna
  15. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  16. عَلَىٰ(is) onʿalā
  17. كُلِّeverykulli
  18. شَيۡءٖthingshayin
  19. قَدِيرٞAll-Powerfulqadīrun

Tafsir

Every nation has a direction they turn to, whether physically or spiritually. For this reason, there is a difference between them in their directions of prayer and in their sacred laws. There is nothing wrong with them facing different directions if it is by Allah’s command and law, so try to outdo each other, O believers, in doing the good actions that you have been instructed to do. Allah will bring you together from wherever you may be on the Day of Judgement, to reward you according to what you have done. Allah has power over all things. It is not difficult for Him to bring you all together and reward you.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran