سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 149
وَمِنْ حَيْثُ خَرَجْتَ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿149﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And from wheresoever you start forth (for prayers), turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid-Al-Harâm (at Makkah), that is indeed the truth from your Lord. And Allâh is not unaware of what you do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِنْ
wamin
And from
حَيْثُ
ḥaythu
wherever
خَرَجْتَ
kharajta
you start forth
فَوَلِّ
fawalli
[so] turn
وَجْهَكَ
wajhaka
your face
شَطْرَ
shaṭra
(in the) direction
ٱلْمَسْجِدِ
l-masjidi
(of) Al-Masjid
ٱلْحَرَامِ ۖ
l-ḥarāmi
Al-Haraam
وَإِنَّهُۥ
wa-innahu
And indeed, it
لَلْحَقُّ
lalḥaqqu
(is) surely the truth
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ ۗ
rabbika
your Lord
وَمَا
wamā
And not
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(is) Allah
بِغَـٰفِلٍ
bighāfilin
unaware
عَمَّا
ʿammā
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
149. And wherever you set out from, turn your face towards the Ka‘bah at the time of prayer. This is indeed a true command from your Lord, and Allah is not unaware of what you do.
[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.
[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.
