Quran 2:149

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 149

Verse 149 of 286 in Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة), chapter 2 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَمِنْ حَيْثُ خَرَجْتَ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
So from wherever you go out [for prayer, O Muḥammad], turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, and indeed, it is the truth from your Lord. And Allāh is not unaware of what you do.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
ஆகவே (நபியே!) நீர் எங்கிருந்து புறப்பட்டாலும் (தொழுகையின் போது) உம் முகத்தைப் புனிதப் பள்ளிவாயிலின் பக்கமே திருப்பிக்கொள்வீராக. நிச்சயமாக இதுதான் உம் இறைவனிடமிருந்து வந்த உண்மை-அல்லாஹ் நீங்கள் செய்பவை பற்றிப் பராமுகமாக இல்லை.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද නුඹ කොතැනක සිට පිටව ගිය ද එවිට නුඹගේ මුහුණ ශුද්ධ දේවස්ථානය දෙසට හරවනු. සැබැවින් ම එය නුඹගේ පරමාධිපතිගෙන් වූ සත්‍යයක් ම ය. තවද නුඹලා සිදු කරන දෑ පිළිබඳව අල්ලාහ් අනවධානියෙකු නො වේ.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
آپ جہاں سے نکلیں اپنا منھ (نماز کے لئے) مسجد حرام کی طرف کرلیا کریں، یہی حق ہے آپ کے رب کی طرف سے، جو کچھ تم کر رہے ہو اس سے اللہ تعالیٰ بےخبر نہیں۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
だからあなたは,何処に行っても,顔を聖なるマスジドの方に向けなさい。これは本当に,あなたの主からの真理である。アッラーは,あなたがたの行うことに無頓着な方ではない。
ChineseMa Jian
你无论从那里出去,都应当把你的脸转向禁寺;这确是从你的主降示的真理。真主绝不忽视你们的行为。

Tafsir of 2:149

Why was changing the Qiblah mentioned thrice This is a third command from Allah to face Al-Masjid Al-Haram (the Sacred Mosque) from every part of the world (during prayer). It was said that Allah mentioned this ruling again here because it is connected to whatever is before and whatever is after it. Hence, Allah first said: قَدْ نَرَى تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّمَآءِ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضَاهَا (Verily, We have seen the turning of your (Muhammad's) face towards the heaven. Surely, We shall turn you to a Qiblah (prayer direction) that shall please you) (2:144), until: وَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْكِتَبَ لَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ وَمَا اللَّهُ بِغَفِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ (Certainly, the people who were given the Scripture (i.e., Jews and the Christians) know well that, that (your turning towards the direction of the Ka`bah at Makkah in prayers) is the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do.) (2:144) Allah mentioned in these Ayat His fulfillment of the Prophet's wish and ordered him to face the Qiblah that he liked and is pleased with.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 2:149 — Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 149