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Al-Baqarah 150

Ayah 150 of 286 · Medinan

وَمِنۡ حَيۡثُ خَرَجۡتَ فَوَلِّ وَجۡهَكَ شَطۡرَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِۚ وَحَيۡثُ مَا كُنتُمۡ فَوَلُّواْ وُجُوهَكُمۡ شَطۡرَهُۥ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ حُجَّةٌ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ فَلَا تَخۡشَوۡهُمۡ وَٱخۡشَوۡنِي وَلِأُتِمَّ نِعۡمَتِي عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ ١٥٠

And from wherever you go out [for prayer], turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Ḥarām. And wherever you [believers] may be, turn your faces toward it in order that the people will not have any argument against you, except for those of them who commit wrong; so fear them not but fear Me. And [it is] so I may complete My favor upon you and that you may be guided,

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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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. ٱلۡحَرَامِۚAl-Haraaml-ḥarāmi
  9. وَحَيۡثُAnd whereverwaḥaythu
  10. مَاthatmā
  11. كُنتُمۡyou (all) arekuntum
  12. فَوَلُّواْ[so] turnfawallū
  13. وُجُوهَكُمۡyour faceswujūhakum
  14. شَطۡرَهُۥ(in) its directionshaṭrahu
  15. لِئَلَّاso that notli-allā
  16. يَكُونَwill beyakūna
  17. لِلنَّاسِfor the peoplelilnnāsi
  18. عَلَيۡكُمۡagainst youʿalaykum
  19. حُجَّةٌany argumentḥujjatun
  20. إِلَّاexceptillā
  21. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  22. ظَلَمُواْwrongedẓalamū
  23. مِنۡهُمۡamong themmin'hum
  24. فَلَاso (do) notfalā
  25. تَخۡشَوۡهُمۡfear themtakhshawhum
  26. وَٱخۡشَوۡنِيbut fear Mewa-ikh'shawnī
  27. وَلِأُتِمَّAnd that I completewali-utimma
  28. نِعۡمَتِيMy favorniʿ'matī
  29. عَلَيۡكُمۡupon youʿalaykum
  30. وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ[and] so that you maywalaʿallakum
  31. تَهۡتَدُونَ(be) guidedtahtadūna

Tafsir

Wherever you come from, O Prophet, when you want to pray, turn towards the direction of the Sacred Mosque; and wherever you may be, O believers, turn your face towards it if you want to pray, so that the people will have no argument against you, except those of them who are wrongdoers. They will remain in their stubbornness, arguing against you with the weakest of arguments. Do not fear them, but fear your Lord alone, following His instructions and keeping away from what He has prohibited. Allah instructed you to face the Kaaba to perfect His blessings upon you, distinguishing you from all other communities and guiding you to the noblest direction of prayer.

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