Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And to each one of you He has assigned a direction, so race to [all that is] good”
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the noble verse and the exegesis of[Al-Baqarah 2:148]?
Answer:
This concerns the qiblah, this concerns the qiblah in prayer. Allah has made it incumbent upon the Muslims to face the Ka'bah, which is the qiblah of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). The Christians face the East, and the Jews face the Rock. And for each there is a qiblah[Al-Baqarah 2:145]. The qiblah by which Allah abrogated what came before is the Noble Ka'bah. It is not permissible for a Muslim to face anything other than the Noble Ka'bah in his prayer. Yes.
The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the noble verse and the exegesis of
For each [religious following] is a direction toward which it faces. So race to [all that is] good.
وَلِكُلٍّ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَا فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرَاتِAnswer:
This concerns the qiblah, this concerns the qiblah in prayer. Allah has made it incumbent upon the Muslims to face the Ka'bah, which is the qiblah of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). The Christians face the East, and the Jews face the Rock. And for each there is a qiblah
And if you brought to those who were given the Scripture every sign, they would not follow your qiblah. Nor will you be a follower of their qiblah. Nor would they be followers of one another's qiblah. So if
وَلَئِنْ أَتَيْتَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ بِكُلِّ آيَةٍ مَّا تَبِعُوا قِبْلَتَكَ وَمَا أَنتَ بِتَابِعٍ قِبْلَتَهُمْ وَمَا بَعْضُهُم بِتَابِعٍ قِبْلَةَ بَعْضٍ وَلَئِنِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4438] تفسير قوله تعالى: ﴿ولكل وجهة هو موليها فاستبقوا الخيرات﴾ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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