The Family of Imran
3. Āl ʿImrān
آل عمران

Āl ‘Imrān (Imran's Folk)

آلِ عِمْرَان

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إِنَّ

أَوَّلَ

بَيْتٍ

وُضِعَ

لِلنَّاسِ

لَلَّذِي

بِبَكَّةَ

مُبَارَكًا

وَهُدًى

لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

ʾinna ʾawwala baytin wuḍiʿa li-n-nāsi la-lladhī bi-bakkata mubārakan wa-hudan li-l-ʿālamīna

The first house (of worship) that God assigned to men was in Bakka (another name of Mecca). It is a blessed one and a guide for all people.

Muhammad Sarwar