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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerse 177
1 verseAl-Baqarah 177
لَيْسَ الْبِرَّ اَنْ تُوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَلٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ اٰمَنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَالْمَلٰٓئِكَةِ وَالْكِتَابِ وَالنَّبِيّ۪نَۚ وَاٰتَى الْمَالَ عَلٰى حُبِّه۪ ذَوِي الْقُرْبٰى وَالْيَتَامٰى وَالْمَسَاك۪ينَ وَابْنَ السَّب۪يلِ وَالسَّٓائِل۪ينَ وَفِي الرِّقَابِۚ وَاَقَامَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتَى الزَّكٰوةَۚ وَالْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ اِذَا عَاهَدُواۚ وَالصَّابِر۪ينَ فِي الْبَاْسَٓاءِ وَالضَّرَّٓاءِ وَح۪ينَ الْبَاْسِۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ الَّذ۪ينَ صَدَقُواۜ وَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُتَّقُونَ ١٧٧
Mushaf
Transliteration
177Leyse-lbirra en tüvellû vucûheküm ḳibele-lmeşriḳi velmagribi velâkinne-lbirra men âmene billâhi velyevmi-lʾâḫiri velmelâiketi velkitâbi vennebiyyîn. veâte-lmâle ʿalâ ḥubbihî ẕevi-lḳurbâ velyetâmâ velmesâkîne vebne-ssebîli vessâilîne vefi-rriḳâb. veeḳâme-ṣṣalâte veâte-zzekâh. velmûfûne biʿahdihim iẕâ ʿâhedû. veṣṣâbirîne fi-lbeʾsâi veḍḍarrâi veḥîne-lbeʾs. ülâike-lleẕîne ṣadeḳû. veülâike hümü-lmütteḳûn.
English Translation
177Turning your faces toward the east or the west is not piety. True piety belongs to those who believe in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Books, and the prophets; who, despite their own need, spend their wealth on relatives, orphans, the poor, stranded travelers, those who ask for help, and those who need money to gain their freedom; who perform the prayer and give the zakat; who fulfill their covenants when they make agreements; and who are patient in hardship, in illness, and in war. These are the ones who are true to their cause, and these are the ones who guard themselves against defying Allah.
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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik.
The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.