وَلَئِنۡ
أَتَيۡتَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
أُوتُواْ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
بِكُلِّ
ءَايَةٖ
مَّا
تَبِعُواْ
قِبۡلَتَكَۚ
وَمَآ
أَنتَ
بِتَابِعٖ
قِبۡلَتَهُمۡۚ
وَمَا
بَعۡضُهُم
بِتَابِعٖ
قِبۡلَةَ
بَعۡضٖۚ
وَلَئِنِ
ٱتَّبَعۡتَ
أَهۡوَآءَهُم
مِّنۢ
بَعۡدِ
مَا
جَآءَكَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡعِلۡمِ
إِنَّكَ
إِذٗا
لَّمِنَ
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
١٤٥

Even if you were to bring every proof to the People of the Book, they would not accept your direction ˹of prayer˺, nor would you accept theirs; nor would any of them accept the direction ˹of prayer˺ of another. And if you were to follow their desires after ˹all˺ the knowledge that has come to you, then you would certainly be one of the wrongdoers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:146

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمُ

ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ

يَعۡرِفُونَهُۥ

كَمَا

يَعۡرِفُونَ

أَبۡنَآءَهُمۡۖ

وَإِنَّ

فَرِيقٗا

مِّنۡهُمۡ

لَيَكۡتُمُونَ

ٱلۡحَقَّ

وَهُمۡ

يَعۡلَمُونَ

١٤٦

Those We have given the Scripture recognize this ˹Prophet˺ as they recognize their own children. Yet a group of them hides the truth knowingly.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:147

ٱلۡحَقُّ

مِن

رَّبِّكَ

فَلَا

تَكُونَنَّ

مِنَ

ٱلۡمُمۡتَرِينَ

١٤٧

˹This is˺ the truth from your Lord, so do not ever be one of those who doubt.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:148

وَلِكُلّٖ

وِجۡهَةٌ

هُوَ

مُوَلِّيهَاۖ

فَٱسۡتَبِقُواْ

ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِۚ

أَيۡنَ

مَا

تَكُونُواْ

يَأۡتِ

بِكُمُ

ٱللَّهُ

جَمِيعًاۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

عَلَىٰ

كُلِّ

شَيۡءٖ

قَدِيرٞ

١٤٨

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:149

وَمِنۡ

حَيۡثُ

خَرَجۡتَ

فَوَلِّ

وَجۡهَكَ

شَطۡرَ

ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ

ٱلۡحَرَامِۖ

وَإِنَّهُۥ

لَلۡحَقُّ

مِن

رَّبِّكَۗ

وَمَا

ٱللَّهُ

بِغَٰفِلٍ

عَمَّا

تَعۡمَلُونَ

١٤٩

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:150

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

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.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:151

كَمَآ

أَرۡسَلۡنَا

فِيكُمۡ

رَسُولٗا

مِّنكُمۡ

يَتۡلُواْ

عَلَيۡكُمۡ

ءَايَٰتِنَا

وَيُزَكِّيكُمۡ

وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ

ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ

وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ

وَيُعَلِّمُكُم

مَّا

لَمۡ

تَكُونُواْ

تَعۡلَمُونَ

١٥١

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—

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:152