Al-Baqarah 2:143 وكذالك جعلناكم امة وسطا لتكونوا شهداء على الناس ويكون الرسول عليكم شهيدا وما جعلنا القبلة التي كنت عليها الا لنعلم من يتبع الرسول ممن ينقلب على عقبيه وان كانت لكبيرة الا على الذين هدى الله وما كان الله ليضيع ايمانكم ان الله بالناس لرءوف رحيم ١٤٣
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
١٤٣
Na lagid oto a biyaloy Ami skano a pagtaw a pizokodan, ka ang kano mabaloy a manga saksi ko manga manosiya, go mabaloy so sogo a saksi rkano; na da a inibaloy Ami ko kiblat a so pithaknaan ka skaniyan, inonta na an Ami mapnto so magonot ko sogo ko taw a pmbazowi ko kakakapiri ron. Na mataan aya a miyabaloy a tonganay a margn, inonta bo ko siran a tiyoro o Allah. Na da ko Allah i ba Niyan ilanga so paratiyaya niyo. Ka mataan! a so Allah na tanto a Malai-gagaw ko manga manosiya, a Makalimoon.
— Maranao
And it is thus that We appointed you to be the community of the middle way so that you might be witnesses to all mankind and the Messenger might be a witness to you.1 We appointed the direction which you formerly observed so that We might distinguish those who follow the Messenger from those who turn on their heels.2 For it was indeed burdensome except for those whom Allah guided. And Allah will never leave your faith to waste. Allah is full of gentleness and mercy to mankind.
— A. Maududi (Tafhim commentary)
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