Muhammad, a witnesses over believers

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

وَكَذَٰلِكَجَعَلۡنَٰكُمۡأُمَّةٗوَسَطٗالِّتَكُونُواْشُهَدَآءَعَلَىٱلنَّاسِوَيَكُونَٱلرَّسُولُعَلَيۡكُمۡشَهِيدٗاۗوَمَاجَعَلۡنَاٱلۡقِبۡلَةَٱلَّتِيكُنتَعَلَيۡهَآإِلَّالِنَعۡلَمَمَنيَتَّبِعُٱلرَّسُولَمِمَّنيَنقَلِبُعَلَىٰعَقِبَيۡهِۚوَإِنكَانَتۡلَكَبِيرَةًإِلَّاعَلَىٱلَّذِينَهَدَىٱللَّهُۗوَمَاكَانَٱللَّهُلِيُضِيعَإِيمَٰنَكُمۡۚإِنَّٱللَّهَبِٱلنَّاسِلَرَءُوفٞرَّحِيمٞ١٤٣
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And thus We have made you a median [i.e., just] community that you will be witnesses over the people and the Messenger will be a witness over you. And We did not make the qiblah which you used to face except that We might make evident who would follow the Messenger from who would turn back on his heels.1 And indeed, it is difficult except for those whom Allāh has guided. And never would Allāh have caused you to lose your faith [i.e., your previous prayers]. Indeed Allāh is, to the people, Kind and Merciful.

وَكَذَٰلِكَWakathalika
جَعَلْنَـٰكُمْjaAAalnakum
أُمَّةًۭommatan
وَسَطًۭاwasatan
لِّتَكُونُوا۟litakoonoo
شُهَدَآءَshuhadaa
عَلَىAAala
ٱلنَّاسِalnnasi
وَيَكُونَwayakoona
ٱلرَّسُولُalrrasoolu
عَلَيْكُمْAAalaykum
شَهِيدًۭا ۗshaheedan
وَمَاwama
جَعَلْنَاjaAAalna
ٱلْقِبْلَةَalqiblata
ٱلَّتِىallatee
كُنتَkunta
عَلَيْهَآAAalayha
إِلَّاilla
لِنَعْلَمَlinaAAlama
مَنman
يَتَّبِعُyattabiAAu
ٱلرَّسُولَalrrasoola
مِمَّنmimman
يَنقَلِبُyanqalibu
عَلَىٰAAala
عَقِبَيْهِ ۚAAaqibayhi
وَإِنwain
كَانَتْkanat
لَكَبِيرَةًlakabeeratan
إِلَّاilla
عَلَىAAala
ٱلَّذِينَallatheena
هَدَىhada
ٱللَّهُ ۗAllahu
وَمَاwama
كَانَkana
ٱللَّهُAllahu
لِيُضِيعَliyudeeAAa
إِيمَـٰنَكُمْ ۚeemanakum
إِنَّinna
ٱللَّهَAllaha
بِٱلنَّاسِbialnnasi
لَرَءُوفٌۭlaraoofun
رَّحِيمٌۭraheemun