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Al-Baqarah 149

Ayah 149 of 286 · Medinan

وَمِنۡ حَيۡثُ خَرَجۡتَ فَوَلِّ وَجۡهَكَ شَطۡرَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَلۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ ١٤٩

So from wherever you go out [for prayer, O Muḥammad], turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, and indeed, it is the truth from your Lord. And Allāh is not unaware of what you do.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمِنۡAnd fromwamin
  2. حَيۡثُwhereverḥaythu
  3. خَرَجۡتَyou start forthkharajta
  4. فَوَلِّ[so] turnfawalli
  5. وَجۡهَكَyour facewajhaka
  6. شَطۡرَ(in the) directionshaṭra
  7. ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ(of) Al-Masjidl-masjidi
  8. ٱلۡحَرَامِۖAl-Haraaml-ḥarāmi
  9. وَإِنَّهُۥAnd indeed, itwa-innahu
  10. لَلۡحَقُّ(is) surely the truthlalḥaqqu
  11. مِنfrommin
  12. رَّبِّكَۗyour Lordrabbika
  13. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  14. ٱللَّهُ(is) Allahl-lahu
  15. بِغَٰفِلٍunawarebighāfilin
  16. عَمَّاof whatʿammā
  17. تَعۡمَلُونَyou dotaʿmalūna

Tafsir

Wherever you come from and wherever you are, you, O Prophet, and your followers are to face towards the Sacred Mosque (the Kaaba in Makkah) when you want to pray. It is the truth that has been revealed to you from your Lord. Allah is not unaware of what you do. Rather, He is aware of all that you do, and you will be rewarded accordingly.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran