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Ali 'Imran 96

Ayah 96 of 200 · Medinan

إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيۡتٖ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكٗا وَهُدٗى لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٩٦

Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Bakkah [i.e., Makkah] - blessed and a guidance for the worlds.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّIndeedinna
  2. أَوَّلَ(the) Firstawwala
  3. بَيۡتٖHousebaytin
  4. وُضِعَset upwuḍiʿa
  5. لِلنَّاسِfor the mankindlilnnāsi
  6. لَلَّذِي(is) the one whichlalladhī
  7. بِبَكَّةَ(is) at Bakkahbibakkata
  8. مُبَارَكٗاblessedmubārakan
  9. وَهُدٗىand a guidancewahudan
  10. لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَfor the worldslil'ʿālamīna

Tafsir

The first House built on earth for all people to worship Allah was the Sacred House of Allah in Makkah: a House of worship full of worldly and sacred blessings, and guidance for all the worlds.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran