Surah 2 Al-Baqara, ayah 143 (2:143)

Ayah 2:143

وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَٰكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا لِّتَكُونُوا۟ شُهَدَآءَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ ٱلرَّسُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ شَهِيدًا وَمَا جَعَلْنَا ٱلْقِبْلَةَ ٱلَّتِى كُنتَ عَلَيْهَآ إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن يَتَّبِعُ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِمَّن يَنقَلِبُ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ وَإِن كَانَتْ لَكَبِيرَةً إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَٰنَكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ۝١٤٣

Arabic transliteration · Source: TanzilWakathalika jaAAalnakum ommatan wasatan litakoonoo shuhadaa AAala alnnasi wayakoona alrrasoolu AAalaykum shaheedan wama jaAAalna alqiblata allatee kunta AAalayha illa linaAAlama man yattabiAAu alrrasoola mimman yanqalibu AAala AAaqibayhi wain kanat lakabeeratan illa AAala allatheena hada Allahu wama kana Allahu liyudeeAAa eemanakum inna Allaha bialnnasi laraoofun raheemun

English · Saheeh InternationalAnd thus we have made you a 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. And indeed, it is difficult except for those whom Allah has guided. And never would Allah have caused you to lose your faith. Indeed Allah is, to the people, Kind and Merciful.

German · Bubenheim & ElyasUnd so haben Wir euch zu einer Gemeinschaft der Mitte gemacht, damit ihr Zeugen über die (anderen) Menschen seiet und damit der Gesandte über euch Zeuge sei. Wir hatten die Gebetsrichtung, die du einhieltest, nur bestimmt, um zu wissen, wer dem Gesandten folgt und wer sich auf den Fersen umkehrt. Und es ist wahrlich schwer außer für diejenigen, die Allah rechtgeleitet hat. Aber Allah läßt nicht zu, daß euer Glaube verloren geht. Allah ist zu den Menschen wahrlich Gnädig, Barmherzig.