Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 150
Quran 2:150 · The Cow · Madani · Para 2 · Page 23
وَمِنْ حَیْثُ خَرَجْتَ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ؕ وَحَیْثُ مَا كُنْتُمْ فَوَلُّوْا وُجُوْهَكُمْ شَطْرَهٗ ۙ لِئَلَّا یَكُوْنَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَیْكُمْ حُجَّةٌ ۙۗ اِلَّا الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مِنْهُمْ ۗ فَلَا تَخْشَوْهُمْ وَاخْشَوْنِیْ ۗ وَلِاُتِمَّ نِعْمَتِیْ عَلَیْكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُوْنَ ۟ۙۛ
Transliteration
Wamin haythu kharajta fawalliwajhaka shatra almasjidi alharami wahaythuma kuntum fawalloo wujoohakum shatrahu li-allayakoona linnasi AAalaykum hujjatun illaallatheena thalamoo minhum falatakhshawhum wakhshawnee wali-otimma niAAmatee AAalaykumwalaAAallakum tahtadoon
Saheeh International
And from wherever you go out [for prayer], turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Ḥarām. And wherever you [believers] may be, turn your faces toward it in order that the people will not have any argument against you, except for those of them who commit wrong; so fear them not but fear Me. And [it is] so I may complete My favor upon you and that you may be guided,
Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir
Wherever you come from, O Prophet, when you want to pray, turn towards the direction of the Sacred Mosque; and wherever you may be, O believers, turn your face towards it if you want to pray, so that the people will have no argument against you, except those of them who are wrongdoers. They will remain in their stubbornness, arguing against you with the weakest of arguments. Do not fear them, but fear your Lord alone, following His instructions and keeping away from what He has prohibited. Allah instructed you to face the Kaaba to perfect His blessings upon you, distinguishing you from all other communities and guiding you to the noblest direction of prayer.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Explains 2:149–2:150 together — read it on 2:149