Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)
Verse 96of 200
إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍۢ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًۭا وَهُدًۭى لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ﴿٩٦﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Ka`bah is the First House of WorshipAllah said,إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ(Verily, the first House appointed for mankind) for all people, for their acts of worship and religious rituals. They go around the House in Tawaf, pray in its vicinity and remain in its area in I`tikaf.لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ(was that at Bakkah,) meaning, the Ka`bah that was built by Ibrahim Al-Khalil, whose religion the Jews and Christians claim they follow.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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