About the Surah
Surah Title : البقرة
English Title : Al-Baqarah
Order in Al-Mushaf : 2
Number of Verses : 286
Type : madinah
Page Number in Al-Mushaf : From Page 2 To Page 49
Al-Baqarah
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلۡنَٰكُمۡ أُمَّةٗ وَسَطٗا لِّتَكُونُواْ شُهَدَآءَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ ٱلرَّسُولُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ شَهِيدٗاۗ وَمَا جَعَلۡنَا ٱلۡقِبۡلَةَ ٱلَّتِي كُنتَ عَلَيۡهَآ إِلَّا لِنَعۡلَمَ مَن يَتَّبِعُ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِمَّن يَنقَلِبُ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيۡهِۚ وَإِن كَانَتۡ لَكَبِيرَةً إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَى ٱللَّهُۗ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَٰنَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٞ
143And (just as We have given you the best Qiblah, similarly) We have made you the just and best nation, (and honoured you) so that you may be witnesses against mankind and that the messenger [Prophet Muhammad ( )] be a witness against you (on the Day of Resurrection). We did not appoint the Qiblah which you used to face but to test who (openly) followed Prophet Muhammad ( ) and who would turn on his heels. And though it (the change of Qiblah) was very hard on people except those whom Allah has guided. And (don’t worry) Allah would never let your Salat (offered facing Masjid-al Aqsa) go waste. Indeed, Allah is extremely Kind, Most Merciful towards mankind.
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