Surah Ali 'Imran 3:96 — translation and meaning
آل عمران · Verse 96 / 200 · Page 62
إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
Word by Word
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
أَوَّلَ
awwala
(the) first
بَيْتٍ
baytin
House
وُضِعَ
wudi'a
set up
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnasi
for the mankind
لَلَّذِي
lalladhi
(is) the one which
بِبَكَّةَ
bibakkata
(is) at Bakkah
مُبَارَكًا
mubarakan
blessed
وَهُدًى
wahudan
and a guidance
لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
lil'alamina
for the worlds
Transliteration
Inna awwala Baitinw wudi'a linnaasi lallazee bi Bakkata mubaarakanw wa hudal lil 'aalameen
Translation
Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
The first House built on earth for all people to worship Allah was the Sacred House of Allah in Makkah: a House of worship full of worldly and sacred blessings, and guidance for all the worlds.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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