Quran 2:142

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 142

Verse 142 of 286 in Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة), chapter 2 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

۞ سَيَقُولُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَا وَلَّىٰهُمْ عَن قِبْلَتِهِمُ ٱلَّتِى كَانُوا۟ عَلَيْهَا ۚ قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلْمَشْرِقُ وَٱلْمَغْرِبُ ۚ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

EnglishSaheeh International
The foolish among the people will say, "What has turned them away from their qiblah, which they used to face?" Say, "To Allāh belongs the east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a straight path."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
மக்களில் அறிவீனர்கள் கூறுவார்கள்; "(முஸ்லிம்களாகிய) அவர்கள் முன்னர் நோக்கியிருந்த கிப்லாவை விட்டுத் திருப்பிவிட்டது எது?" என்று. (நபியே!) நீர் கூறும்; "கிழக்கும், மேற்கும் அல்லாஹ்வுக்கே உரியவை, தான் நாடியவரை அவன் நேர்வழியில் நடத்திச் செல்வான்" என்று.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
ඔවුන් කවර දෙයක් මත සිටියෝ ද එවන් ඔවුන්ගේ දිශාවෙන් ඔවුන්ව හැර වූයේ කුමක් දැ යි ජනයා අතුරින් අඥානයෝ විමසා සිටිති. නැගෙනහිරත් බටහිරත් අල්ලාහ්ට ම සතු ය. ඔහු අභිමත කරන්නන්හට ඍජු මාර්ගය වෙත මඟ පෙන්වනු ඇතැයි (නබිවරය) පවසනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
عنقریب نادان لوگ کہیں گے کہ جس قبلہ پر یہ تھے اس سے انہیں کس چیز نے ہٹایا؟ آپ کہہ دیجیئے کہ مشرق ومغرب کا مالک اللہ تعالیٰ ہی ہے وه جسے چاہے سیدھی راه کی ہدایت کردے۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
人びとの中の愚かな者は言うであろう。「どうしてかれら(ムスリム)は守っていた方向〔キブラ〕を変えたのか。」言ってやるがいい。「東も西もアッラーの有である。かれは御心にかなう者を,正しい道に導かれる。」
ChineseMa Jian
一般愚人将说:他们为甚麽要背弃他们原来所对的朝向呢?你说:东方和西方,都是真主的,他把他所意欲的人引上正路。

Tafsir of 2:142

Changing the Qiblah @ Direction of the Prayer Imam Al-Bukhari reported that Al-Bara' bin `Azib narrated: "Allah's Messenger ﷺ offered his prayers facing Bayt Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) for sixteen or seventeen months, but he wished that he could pray facing the Ka`bah (at Makkah). The first prayer which he offered (facing the Ka`bah) was the `Asr (Afternoon) prayer in the company of some people. Then one of those who had offered that prayer with him, went out and passed by some people in a mosque who were in the bowing position (in Ruku`) during their prayers (facing Jerusalem). He addressed them saying, `By Allah, I bear witness that I have offered prayer with the Prophet facing Makkah (Ka`bah).' Hearing that, those people immediately changed their direction towards the House (Ka`bah) while still as they were (i.e., in the same bowing position). Some Muslims who offered prayer towards the previous Qiblah (Jerusalem) before it was changed towards the House (the Ka`bah in Makkah) had died or had been martyred, and we did not know what to say about them (regarding their prayers towards Jerusalem).…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 2:142 — Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 142