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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 96
إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿96﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, the first House (of worship) appointed for mankind was that at Bakkah (Makkah), full of blessing, and a guidance for Al-‘Âlamîn (mankind and jinn).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
أَوَّلَ
awwala
(the) First
بَيْتٍۢ
baytin
House
وُضِعَ
wuḍiʿa
set up
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
for the mankind
لَلَّذِى
lalladhī
(is) the one which
بِبَكَّةَ
bibakkata
(is) at Bakkah
مُبَارَكًۭا
mubārakan
blessed
وَهُدًۭى
wahudan
and a guidance
لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
lil'ʿālamīna
for the worlds
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.
Indeed, the first House (of worship) established for mankind was that at Makkah, blessed and a guidance for all the worlds [84].
[84]
The First Qiblah is Indeed the Ka'bah:
This is the answer to another objection of the Jews. Their objection was that the Qiblah of all the prophets has always been Bayt al-Maqdis, and all the prophets migrated there. Therefore, this place is superior to the Ka'bah, and now that the Muslims have made the Ka'bah their Qiblah instead of Bayt al-Maqdis, they have turned away from the Millat-e-Ibrahim. Allah Almighty answered this objection by stating that the very first house built for the worship of people was the Baytullah, not Bayt al-Maqdis. Because Baytullah is the house which Prophet Ibrahim ؑ built as a center for people for the worship of Allah alone, while Bayt al-Maqdis was built by Prophet Sulaiman ؑ four hundred years after the death of Prophet Musa ؑ, and it was during the era of Prophet Sulaiman ؑ that it was made the Qiblah for the people of Tawheed. Therefore, the first Qiblah is actually the Ka'bah. The answer to the objection of the Jews regarding the change of Qiblah has already been mentioned in Surah Baqarah [آيت 142 تا 150]. But since the Jews continued to repeat this objection again and again even after that, their objection has once again been answered here from a historical perspective.
[84]
The First Qiblah is Indeed the Ka'bah:
This is the answer to another objection of the Jews. Their objection was that the Qiblah of all the prophets has always been Bayt al-Maqdis, and all the prophets migrated there. Therefore, this place is superior to the Ka'bah, and now that the Muslims have made the Ka'bah their Qiblah instead of Bayt al-Maqdis, they have turned away from the Millat-e-Ibrahim. Allah Almighty answered this objection by stating that the very first house built for the worship of people was the Baytullah, not Bayt al-Maqdis. Because Baytullah is the house which Prophet Ibrahim ؑ built as a center for people for the worship of Allah alone, while Bayt al-Maqdis was built by Prophet Sulaiman ؑ four hundred years after the death of Prophet Musa ؑ, and it was during the era of Prophet Sulaiman ؑ that it was made the Qiblah for the people of Tawheed. Therefore, the first Qiblah is actually the Ka'bah. The answer to the objection of the Jews regarding the change of Qiblah has already been mentioned in Surah Baqarah [آيت 142 تا 150]. But since the Jews continued to repeat this objection again and again even after that, their objection has once again been answered here from a historical perspective.
