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Will say

the foolish ones

from

the people

What

(has) turned them

from

their direction of prayer

which

they were used to

[on it]

Say

For Allah

(is) the east

and the west

He guides

whom

He wills

to

a path

straight

And thus

We made you

a community

(of the) middle way

so that you will be

witnesses

over

the mankind

and will be

the Messenger

on you

a witness

And not

We made

the direction of prayer

which

you were used to

[on it]

except

that We make evident

(he) who

follows

the Messenger

from (he) who

turns back

on

his heels

And indeed

it was

certainly a great (test)

except

for

those whom

guided

(by) Allah

And not

will

Allah

let go waste

your faith

Indeed

Allah

(is) to [the] mankind

Full of Kindness

Most Merciful

Indeed

We see

(the) turning

(of) your face

towards

the heaven

So We will surely turn you

(to the) direction of prayer

you will be pleased with

So turn

your face

towards the direction

(of) Al-Masjid

Al-Haraam

and wherever

that

you are

[so] turn

your faces

(in) its direction

And indeed

those who

were given

the Book

surely know

that it

(is) the truth

from

their Lord

And not

(is) Allah

unaware

of what

they do

And even if

you come

(to) those who

were given

the Book

with all

(the) signs

not

they would follow

your direction of prayer

and not

(will) you (be)

a follower

(of) their direction of prayer

And not

some of them

(are) followers

(of the) direction of prayer

(of each) other

And if

you followed

their desires

from

after

[what]

came to you

of

the knowledge

indeed, you

(would) then

(be) surely among

the wrongdoers