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Muhammad

The Qur’an Verse 143

Verse 150 of 6,236

Canonical reference 2.143

Arabic

Tanzil Quran Text 1.1, Uthmani

وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَٰكُمْ أُمَّةًۭ وَسَطًۭا لِّتَكُونُوا۟ شُهَدَآءَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ ٱلرَّسُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ شَهِيدًۭا ۗ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا ٱلْقِبْلَةَ ٱلَّتِى كُنتَ عَلَيْهَآ إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن يَتَّبِعُ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِمَّن يَنقَلِبُ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ ۚ وَإِن كَانَتْ لَكَبِيرَةً إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَٰنَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ

French

Muhammad Hamidullah · Le Saint Coran, traduction Muhammad Hamidullah

Et aussi Nous avons fait de vous une communauté de justes pour que vous soyez témoins aux gens, comme le Messager sera témoin à vous. Et Nous n'avions établi la direction (Qibla) vers laquelle tu te tournais que pour savoir qui suit le Messager [Muhammad] et qui s'en retourne sur ses talons. C'était un changement difficile, mais pas pour ceux qu'Allah guide. Et ce n'est pas Allah qui vous fera perdre [la récompense de] votre foi, car Allah, certes est Compatissant et Miséricordieux pour les hommes.

English

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930)

Thus We have appointed you a middle nation, that ye may be witnesses against mankind, and that the messenger may be a witness against you. And We appointed the qiblah which ye formerly observed only that We might know him who followeth the messenger, from him who turneth on his heels. In truth it was a hard (test) save for those whom Allah guided. But it was not Allah's purpose that your faith should be in vain, for Allah is Full of Pity, Merciful toward mankind.

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