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.