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قَدْ نَرَىٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۖ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضَىٰهَا ۚ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ۚ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُۥ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ لَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ
Text: Tanzil Project,tanzil.net · verbatim and unchanged · previous verse · next verse
We have seen the turning of thy face to heaven (for guidance, O Muhammad). And now verily We shall make thee turn (in prayer) toward a qiblah which is dear to thee. So turn thy face toward the Inviolable Place of Worship, and ye (O Muslims), wheresoever ye may be, turn your faces (when ye pray) toward it. Lo! Those who have received the Scripture know that (this revelation) is the Truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do.— Marmaduke Pickthall
Summary
Verse 144 of Surat al-Baqara, a Medinan surah. Scholars connect its revelation to Change of Qibla. 1 2 3
Place in the museum
Its place: verse 144 of 286 verses in the surah. The text is kept in the frozen Tanzil mushaf and is not retyped here.
Connections
- Part of
- Sura 2: Al-Baqara
- Revealed about
- The change of the qibla
- Mentions
- Al-Masjid Al-Haram
- Basis for
- Ta'abbud (obedience to a command as worship)
Sources
- Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Tanzil Project, public-domain translations
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Qur'an 2:144”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/quran-2-144/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.