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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [2:142] | Sayaqoolu alssufahao mina alnnasima wallahum AAan qiblatihimu allatee kanooAAalayha qul lillahi almashriqu waalmaghribuyahdee man yashao ila siratinmustaqeemin |  سيقول السفهاء من الناس ما ولاهم عن قبلتهم التي كانوا عليها قل لله المشرق والمغرب يهدي من يشاء إلى صراط مستقيمسَيَقُولُ السُّفَهَاءُ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَا وَلاَّهُمْ عَن قِبْلَتِهِمُ الَّتِي كَانُواْ عَلَيْهَا قُل لِّلّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | اَب بیوقوف لوگ یہ کہیں گے کہ ان (مسلمانوں) کو اپنے اس قبلہ (بیت المقدس) سے کس نے پھیر دیا جس پر وہ (پہلے سے) تھے، آپ فرما دیں: مشرق و مغرب (سب) اﷲ ہی کے لئے ہے، وہ جسے چاہتا ہے سیدھی راہ پر ڈال دیتا ہے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | The fools among the people will say: "What hath turned them from the Qibla to which they were used?" Say: To Allah belong both east and West: He guideth whom He will to a Way that is straight.
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| Ahmed Ali | بے وقوف لوگ کہیں گے کہ کس چیز نے مسلمانوں کو ان کے قبلہ سے پھیر دیا جس پر وہ تھے کہہ دو مشرق اور مغرب الله ہی کا ہے وہ جسے چاہتا ہے سیدھا راستہ دکھاتا ہے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | اب کہیں گے بیوقوف لوگ، کس نے پھیردیامسلمانوں کو، ان کے اس قبلہ سے، جس پر تھے تم فرمادو کہ پورب پچھم (مشرق مغرب) سب اللہ ہی کا ہے جسے چاہے سیدھی راہ چلاتا ہے۔ | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | ضرور کہیں گے بے وقوف لوگ کہ کس چیز نے پھیر دیا ہے مُسلمانوں (کے رُخ) کو ان کے اس قبلے سے کہ تھے (پہلے) یہ جس پر۔ کہو (اے نبی) اللہ ہی کا ہے مشرق اور مغرب۔ چلاتا ہے وہ جسے چاہتا ہے سیدھے راستے پر ۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | احمق لوگ کہیں گے کہ مسلمان جس قبلے پر (پہلے سے چلے آتے) تھے (اب) اس سے کیوں منہ پھیر بیٹھے۔ تم کہہ دو کہ مشرق اور مغرب سب خدا ہی کا ہے۔ وہ جس کو چاہتا ہے، سیدھے رستے پر چلاتا ہے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | اب کہیں گے بیوقوف لوگ کہ کس چیز نے پھیر دیا مسلمانوں کو انکے قبلہ سےجس پر وہ تھے تو کہہ اللہ ہی کا ہے مشرق اور مغرب چلائے جس کو چاہے سیدھی راہ | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | نادان لوگ ضرور کہیں گے : اِنہیں کیا ہوا کہ پہلے یہ جس قبلے کی طرف رخ کر کے نماز پڑھتے تھے، اس سے یکایک پھر گئے؟ اے نبی، ان سے کہو: "مشرق اور مغرب سب اللہ کے ہیں اللہ جسے چاہتا ہے، سیدھی راہ دکھا دیتا ہے | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | The ignorant/foolish from the people will say: "What turned them away from their (prayer) direction ,which they were on it?" Say: "To God (are) the sunrise/east and the sunset/west, He guides whom He wills/wants to a straight/direct road/way." | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | The fools among the people will say: "What hath turned them from the Qibla to which they were used?" Say: To Allah belong both east and West: He guideth whom He will to a Way that is straight. | ||||||
| Pickthal | The foolish of the people will say: What hath turned them from the qiblah which they formerly observed? Say: Unto Allah belong the East and the West. He guideth whom He will unto a straight path. | ||||||
| Arberry | The fools among the people will say, 'What has turned them from the direction they were facing in their prayers aforetime?' Say: "To God belong the East and the West; He guides whomsoever He will to a straight path.' | ||||||
| Shakir | The fools among the people will say: What has turned them from their qiblah which they had? Say: The East and the West belong only to Allah; He guides whom He likes to the right path. | ||||||
| Sarwar | Fools will soon say, "What has made them (Muslims) change the direction to which they had been facing during their prayers (the qibla)?" (Muhammad), tell them, "Both the East and West belong to God and He guides (whomever He wants), to the right direction." | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | The foolish among the people will say, "What has turned them away from their qiblah, which they used to face?" Say, To Allah belongs the east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a straight path." | ||||||
| Malik | The foolish will ask: "Why did they turn away from the Qiblah (the direction in prayer) towards which they used to face?" O Muhammad, say: "East and West belong to Allah; He guides whomever He wishes to the Right Way."[142] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | The fools among the people will say: "What has turned them from their qiblah which they had?" Say: The East and the West belong only to Allah; He guides whom He pleases to the right path. | ||||||
| Free Minds | The foolish from amongst the people will Say: "What has turned them away from the focal point that they were on?" Say: "To God is the east and the west, He guides whomsoever He wishes to a straight path." | ||||||
| Qaribullah | The fools among the people will say: 'What has made them turn away from the direction they were facing? ' Say: 'The east and the west belong to Allah. He guides whom He will to the Straight Path. ' | ||||||
| George Sale | The foolish men will say, what hath turned them from their Keblah, towards which they formerly prayed? Say, unto God belongeth the east and the west: He directeth whom he pleaseth into the right way. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | The foolish ones will say, "What hath turned them from the kebla which they used?" SAY: The East and the West are God's. He guideth whom he will into the right path. | ||||||
| Asad | THE WEAK-MINDED among people will say, "What has turned them away from the direction of prayer which they have hitherto observed?" Say: "God's is the east and the west; He guides whom He wills onto a straight way." | ||||||
| Khalifa** | The fools among the people would say, "Why did they change the direction of their Qiblah?" Say, "To GOD belongs the east and the west; He guides whoever wills in a straight path." | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | The fools (pagans, hypocrites, and Jews) among the people will say, "What has turned them (Muslims) from their Qiblah (prayer direction (towards Jerusalem)) to which they were used to face in prayer." Say, (O Muhammad SAW) "To Allah belong both, east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a Straight Way." | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | The people of little understanding will say, "What has turned them from the Center of Devotion (Jerusalem) which people formerly observed? Say, "The East and the West belong to Allah." He shows the Straight Path to him who wills to be shown it." | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 2 - Al-Baqarah | Showing verse 142 of 286 in chapter 2 | |||||
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