Qiblah Of The Muslims

Part Two

Quran Chapter 2- 142, Stg-1 (L-167) - درس قرآن 

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Praise be to God, Who is Sufficient for us. And, glory, grace, blessings and peace be upon His last Messenger Muhammad and chosen servants. 

سَيَقولُ السُّفَهاءُ مِنَ النّاسِ ما وَلّاهُم عَن قِبلَتِهِمُ الَّتي كانوا عَلَيها ۚ قُل لِلَّهِ المَشرِقُ وَالمَغرِبُ ۚ يَهدي مَن يَشاءُ إِلىٰ صِراطٍ مُستَقيمٍ142.

142.  SA-YAQUULUS-SUFA-HAAA-‘U  minan-naasi maa wGodum ‘an- Qiblati-himul-latii kaanuu ‘alayhaa. Qul-Lillaahil-Mashriqu wal-Magrib. Yahdii many-yashaaa-‘u ‘ilaa Siraatim- Mustaqiim.

142.  The ignorant among the people will say, “What has turned them away from the direction of prayer they once followed?” Say, “To God belong the East and the West. He guides whom He wills to a straight path.”

‘As-Sufa-haaa-‘u minan-naas – (the foolish of the people) Sufa-haaa is plural of the word safiah that means childish, low, stupid, foolish. So aim from ‘As-Sufa-haaa-‘u minan-naas is; the people who protest and criticize the Commands of God Almighty.

Here, the indication is towards the Children of Israel.

Qiblah – The thing which is in fronts, that is to say, the direction and place turning towards which; the prayers are offered and one worships, namely Center of Attention, side and direction to turn for worship. The Qiblah of the Children of Israel was the Temple or the Township of Jerusalem. Till the time the Messenger of God (ﷺ) remained in Makkah, he used to turn his face unto Jerusalem during offering prayers. After migration, he continued turning to the same Qiblah. But he used to desire over and over to make his Qiblah to the  Ka’-bah (The Square Building at  Mecca), which was constructed by Prophet Abraham (Peace be upon him). But he (ﷺ) was waiting for the Command of God. At last, he (ﷺ) was commanded to change the Qiblah after migration to Madinah, after passing there sixteen or thirteen months.

When the Children of Israel knew about the change of Qiblah, they persecuted in opposition of it. They criticized of various sorts that formerly, they used to offer their prayers by turning towards the Qiblah - the Temple at the Township of Jerusalem, which was the Qiblah of the old times’ Prophets (Peace be upon them). What happened with them now that they have left that Qiblah, they have made the Ka’-bah as their Qiblah. Some of them used to say that it has been done due to jealousy and enmity of the Children of Israel.

Holy Qur’an replied their objections, “O Messenger! Tell them that we have not changed the Qiblah due to jealousy or bigotry, but it has been changed by the Command of God.

The East or the West, every direction is of God. Everything of every direction is in His Control and Knowledge. Guidance is with Him also. He bestows with His Guidance and Message to whom He desires. https://youtu.be/xGJ4dPHCXIc