Surah 2. Al-Baqarah

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Verses [Section]: 1-7[1], 8-20 [2], 21-29 [3], 30-39 [4], 40-46 [5], 47-59 [6], 60-61 [7], 62-71 [8], 72-82 [9], 83-86 [10], 87-96 [11], 97-103 [12], 104-112 [13], 113-121 [14], 122-129 [15], 130-141 [16], 142-147 [17], 148-151 [18], 152-163 [19], 164-167 [20], 168-176 [21], 177-182 [22], 183-188 [23], 189-196 [24], 197-210 [25], 211-216 [26], 217-221 [27], 222-228 [28], 229-231 [29], 232-235 [30], 236-242 [31], 243-248 [32], 249-253 [33], 254-257 [34], 258-260 [35], 261-266 [36], 267-273 [37], 274-281 [38], 282-283 [39], 284-286 [40]

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Quran Text of Verse 148-151وَ لِكُلٍّAnd for everyoneوِّجْهَةٌ(is) a directionهُوَheمُوَلِّیْهَاturns towards itفَاسْتَبِقُوْاso raceالْخَیْرٰتِ ؔؕ(to) the goodاَیْنَWhereverمَاthatتَكُوْنُوْاyou will beیَاْتِwill bringبِكُمُyouاللّٰهُ(by) Allahجَمِیْعًا ؕtogetherاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahعَلٰی(is) onكُلِّeveryشَیْءٍthingقَدِیْرٌ All-Powerful وَ مِنْAnd fromحَیْثُwhereverخَرَجْتَyou start forthفَوَلِّ[so] turnوَجْهَكَyour faceشَطْرَ(in the) directionالْمَسْجِدِ(of) Al-Masjidالْحَرَامِ ؕAl-Haraamوَ اِنَّهٗAnd indeed, itلَلْحَقُّ(is) surely the truthمِنْfromرَّبِّكَ ؕyour Lordوَ مَاAnd notاللّٰهُ(is) Allahبِغَافِلٍunawareعَمَّاof whatتَعْمَلُوْنَ you do وَ مِنْAnd fromحَیْثُwhereverخَرَجْتَyou start forthفَوَلِّ[so] turnوَجْهَكَyour faceشَطْرَ(in the) directionالْمَسْجِدِ(of) Al-Masjidالْحَرَامِ ؕAl-Haraamوَ حَیْثُAnd whereverمَاthatكُنْتُمْyou (all) areفَوَلُّوْا[so] turnوُجُوْهَكُمْyour facesشَطْرَهٗ ۙ(in) its directionلِئَلَّاso that notیَكُوْنَwill beلِلنَّاسِfor the peopleعَلَیْكُمْagainst youحُجَّةٌ ۙۗany argumentاِلَّاexceptالَّذِیْنَthose whoظَلَمُوْاwrongedمِنْهُمْ ۗamong themفَلَاso (do) notتَخْشَوْهُمْfear themوَ اخْشَوْنِیْ ۗbut fear Meوَ لِاُتِمَّAnd that I completeنِعْمَتِیْMy favorعَلَیْكُمْupon youوَ لَعَلَّكُمْ[and] so that you mayتَهْتَدُوْنَۙۛ(be) guided كَمَاۤAsاَرْسَلْنَاWe sentفِیْكُمْamong youرَسُوْلًاa Messengerمِّنْكُمْfrom youیَتْلُوْا(who) recitesعَلَیْكُمْto youاٰیٰتِنَاOur versesوَ یُزَكِّیْكُمْand purifies youوَ یُعَلِّمُكُمُand teaches youالْكِتٰبَthe Bookوَ الْحِكْمَةَand the wisdomوَ یُعَلِّمُكُمْand teaches youمَّاwhatلَمْnotتَكُوْنُوْاyou wereتَعْلَمُوْنَؕۛknowing

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Translation of Verse 148-151

148. Everyone turns to their own direction ˹of prayer˺. So compete with one another in doing good. Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together ˹for judgment˺. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.

149. Wherever you are ˹O Prophet˺, turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque. This is certainly the truth from your Lord. And Allah is never unaware of what you ˹all˺ do.

150. Wherever you are ˹O Prophet˺, turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque. And wherever you ˹believers˺ are, face towards it, so that people will have no argument against you, except the wrongdoers among them. Do not fear them; fear Me, so that I may ˹continue to˺ perfect My favour upon you and so you may be ˹rightly˺ guided.

151. Since We have sent you a messenger from among yourselves -reciting to you Our revelations, purifying you, teaching you the Book and wisdom, and teaching you what you never knew-

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