سورة البَقَرَة
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:115
The Cow · Verse 115 of 286
وَلِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ ۚ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And to Allâh belongs the east and the west; so whichsoever way you may turn (you will find) there is Allâh´s attention. Surely, Allâh is All-Pervading, All-Knowing.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
To Allah belong the east and the West: Whithersoever ye turn, there is the presence of Allah. For Allah is all-Pervading, all-Knowing.
Ali Unal
(They attempt to exploit the issue of qiblah – the direction of Prayer – as a pretext to bar Muslims from places of worship and to prevent God’s Name being mentioned and invoked in them.) To God belong the East and the West (and therefore the whole earth with its east and west: wherever you are, you can turn to Him in the Prayer). Then, in whatever direction you turn, there is the "Face" of God. God is All-Embracing (with His mercy), All-Knowing.
11 more translations
Daryabadi
And unto Allah belongeth the east and the west; so withersoever you turn there is the countenance of Allah: verily Allah is pervading, Knowing.
Faridul Haque
And the East and the West, all belong to Allah - so whichever direction you face, there is Allah’s Entity (Allah’s Mercy is directed towards you); indeed Allah is the All Capable, (His powers and reach are limitless), the All Knowing.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And Allah's is the East and the West, so whither you turn thither is Allah's purpose. Surely Allah is Ample-giving, Knowing.
Maulvi Sher Ali
To ALLAH belongs the East and the West; so whithersover you turn, there will be the face of ALLAH. Surely, ALLAH is Bountiful, All-Knowing.
Muhammad Asad
And God's is the east and the west: and wherever you turn, there is God's countenance. Behold, God is infinite, all-knowing.
Muhammad Musin Khan
And to Allah belong the east and the west, so wherever you turn yourselves or your faces there is the Face of Allah (and He is High above, over His Throne). Surely! Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knowing.
Muhammad Pickthall
Unto Allah belong the East and the West, and whithersoever ye turn, there is Allah's Countenance. Lo! Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.
Muhammad Sarwar
The East and the West belong to God. Wherever you turn, you are always in the presence of God. God is Munificent and Omniscient.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And Allah's is the East and the West, therefore, whither you turn, thither is Allah's purpose; surely Allah is Amplegiving, Knowing.
Rashad Khalifa
To GOD belongs the east and the west; wherever you go there will be the presence of GOD. GOD is Omnipresent, Omniscient.
Shabbir Ahmed
Unto God belongs the East and the West. Wherever you go, whichever way you turn, there is God’s Countenance (Presence, and you remain in His Dominion). God is Infinite, Knowing.
Commentary 2:115 "Whichever way you turn, you will find there is Allâh’s attention"فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ is a message of comfort and consolation…
وَلِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ ۚ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ
2:115 "Whichever way you turn, you will find there is Allâh’s attention"فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ is a message of comfort and consolation for those who are forbidden to enter places of worship. A true worshipper always maintains himself in a state of continuous Prayer, his inner face always turned towards the Sacred Mosque. The Sacred Mosque is the symbol of the face of the Divinity, and by facing it, one is face to face with the Lord. However, we must not think that He is found in the direction of the Sacred Mosque alone. This is only an outward expression of worship. Our inward attitude should recognize the impossibility of confining His face to a particular direction.
Through this verse, Allâh intends to maintain the alertness of the spiritual heart of the worshipper, and to prevent any transient thing of this world from deflecting him from the remembrance of Allâh. Some scholars see in the words: “To Allâh belongs the East and the West”وَلِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ a hidden prophecy that Islam will spread first in the east and then in the west.