قَدْ
نَرَىٰ
تَقَلُّبَ
وَجْهِكَ
فِى
ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۖ
فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ
قِبْلَةًۭ
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
١٤٤
Many a time We have seen you [Prophet] turn your face towards Heaven, so We are turning you towards a prayer direction that pleases you. Turn your face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque: wherever you [believers] may be, turn your faces to it. Those who were given the Scripture know with certainty that this is the Truth from their Lord: God is not unaware of what they do.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem