وَلِكُلّٖ
وِجۡهَةٌ
هُوَ
مُوَلِّيهَاۖ
فَٱسۡتَبِقُواْ
ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِۚ
أَيۡنَ
مَا
تَكُونُواْ
يَأۡتِ
بِكُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
جَمِيعًاۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
عَلَىٰ
كُلِّ
شَيۡءٖ
قَدِيرٞ
١٤٨
Everyone turns to their own direction ˹of prayer˺. So compete with one another in doing good. Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together ˹for judgment˺. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
For each [religious following] is a [prayer] direction toward which it faces. So race to [all that is] good. Wherever you may be, Allāh will bring you forth [for judgement] all together. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.
— Saheeh International
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Every Nation has a Qiblah
Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas said:
وَلِكُلٍّ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَا
(For every nation there is a direction to which they face (in their prayers))
"This talks about followers of the various religions. Hence, every nation and tribe has its own Qiblah that they choose, w
…Every Nation has a Qiblah
Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas said:
وَلِكُلٍّ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَا
(For every nation there is a direction to which th
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