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Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran - 2:142

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Translation for 2:142

The foolish among the people will ask, “Why did they turn away from the direction of prayer they used to face?”¹ Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “The east and west belong ˹only˺ to Allah. He guides whoever He wills to the Straight Path.”

Foot notes

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For about sixteen months after daily prayers became obligatory, Muslims used to face towards Jerusalem before the order came to face a new qiblah (direction of prayer)—the Sacred Mosque in Mecca.