This page displays the Quran 2:142 Arabic text along with translations and tafsir. Study verse 142 of Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow).

Arabic: سَیَقُوۡلُ السُّفَہَآءُ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَا وَلّٰىہُمۡ عَنۡ قِبۡلَتِہِمُ الَّتِیۡ کَانُوۡا عَلَیۡہَا ؕ قُلۡ لِّلّٰہِ الۡمَشۡرِقُ وَ الۡمَغۡرِبُ ؕ یَہۡدِیۡ مَنۡ یَّشَآءُ اِلٰی صِرَاطٍ مُّسۡتَقِیۡمٍ ﴿۱۴۲﴾

Translation: The foolish among the people will say, "What has turned them away from their qiblah, which they used to face?" Say, "To Allah belongs the east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a straight path."