۞ لَّيْسَ
ٱلْبِرَّ
أَن
تُوَلُّوا۟
وُجُوهَكُمْ
قِبَلَ
ٱلْمَشْرِقِ
وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
ٱلْبِرَّ
مَنْ
ءَامَنَ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَٱلْيَوْمِ
ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ
وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ
وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ
وَءَاتَى
ٱلْمَالَ
عَلَىٰ
حُبِّهِۦ
ذَوِى
ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ
وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ
وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينَ
وَٱبْنَ
ٱلسَّبِيلِ
وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ
وَفِى
ٱلرِّقَابِ
وَأَقَامَ
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
وَءَاتَى
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
وَٱلْمُوفُونَ
بِعَهْدِهِمْ
إِذَا
عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ۖ
وَٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
فِى
ٱلْبَأْسَآءِ
وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ
وَحِينَ
ٱلْبَأْسِ ۗ
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
صَدَقُوا۟ ۖ
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
هُمُ
ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ
١٧٧
Goodness does not consist in turning your face towards East or West. The truly good are those who believe in God and the Last Day, in the angels, the Scripture, and the prophets; who give away some of their wealth, however much they cherish it, to their relatives, to orphans, the needy, travellers and beggars, and to liberate those in bondage; those who keep up the prayer and pay the prescribed alms; who keep pledges whenever they make them; who are steadfast in misfortune, adversity, and times of danger. These are the ones who are true, and it is they who are aware of God.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem