Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 149
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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[186] Why was the command of changing the Qiblah repeated three times? This verse has been brought repeated three times because its reasons are different. For example, from ﴿قَدْ نَرَيٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِيْ السَّمَاء﴾ it is understood that Allah Almighty gave the command of changing the Qiblah to honor the pleasure and its expression of His Messenger ﷺ, and in ﴿ وَلِكُلٍّ وِّجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيْهَا ﴾ it is stated that it is not correct to create disputes over the issue of changing the Qiblah. The real task is to advance towards good deeds, and in verse ﴿لِئَلَّا يَكُوْنَ للنَّاسِ عَلَيْكُمْ حُجَّةٌ﴾ it is clarified that people should no longer have an opportunity to argue with you Muslims. This is because before the change of Qiblah, the Jews used to say to the Muslims that although you do not accept our religion, you still pray facing our Qiblah, and the polytheists of Makkah objected that you claim to follow the way of Ibrahim ؑ but have abandoned his Qiblah.
