Translation of the meanings Ayah 142 Surah Al-Baqarah - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 142

۞ سَيَقُولُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَا وَلَّىٰهُمۡ عَن قِبۡلَتِهِمُ ٱلَّتِي كَانُواْ عَلَيۡهَاۚ قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقُ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبُۚ يَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ

142. Fools among the people38 will soon say: "What has turned them (the Muslims) from their Qiblah (the prayer direction towards Jerusalem) which they used to face39? Say: "To Allāh alone belong the East and the West." He guides whom He wills to a Right Path.

38. Pagans, hypocrites, and the unbelieving Jews.
39. Prior to the command in the Verse 144, they had been facing Jerusalem to the north.