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۞ ليس البر ان تولوا وجوهكم قبل المشرق والمغرب ولاكن البر من امن بالله واليوم الاخر والملايكة والكتاب والنبيين واتى المال على حبه ذوي القربى واليتامى والمساكين وابن السبيل والسايلين وفي الرقاب واقام الصلاة واتى الزكاة والموفون بعهدهم اذا عاهدوا والصابرين في الباساء والضراء وحين الباس اولايك الذين صدقوا واولايك هم المتقون ١٧٧
۞ لَّيْسَ ٱلْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلْبِرَّ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَءَاتَى ٱلْمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ ذَوِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ وَفِى ٱلرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ إِذَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ۖ وَٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ فِى ٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ وَحِينَ ٱلْبَأْسِ ۗ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ١٧٧
۞ لَّيۡسَ
ٱلۡبِرَّ
أَن
تُوَلُّواْ
وُجُوهَكُمۡ
قِبَلَ
ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ
وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
ٱلۡبِرَّ
مَنۡ
ءَامَنَ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ
ٱلۡأٓخِرِ
وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
وَٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ
وَءَاتَى
ٱلۡمَالَ
عَلَىٰ
حُبِّهِۦ
ذَوِي
ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ
وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ
وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينَ
وَٱبۡنَ
ٱلسَّبِيلِ
وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ
وَفِي
ٱلرِّقَابِ
وَأَقَامَ
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
وَءَاتَى
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
وَٱلۡمُوفُونَ
بِعَهۡدِهِمۡ
إِذَا
عَٰهَدُواْۖ
وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
فِي
ٱلۡبَأۡسَآءِ
وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ
وَحِينَ
ٱلۡبَأۡسِۗ
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
صَدَقُواْۖ
وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
هُمُ
ٱلۡمُتَّقُونَ
١٧٧
Righteousness is not in turning your faces towards the east or the west. Rather, the righteous are those who believe in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Books, and the prophets; who give charity out of their cherished wealth to relatives, orphans, the poor, ˹needy˺ travellers, beggars, and for freeing captives; who establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and keep the pledges they make; and who are patient in times of suffering, adversity, and in ˹the heat of˺ battle. It is they who are true ˹in faith˺, and it is they who are mindful ˹of Allah˺.
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Readings:
لَيْسَ البِرَّ
laysa l-birra
“Turning your faces towards east and west does not define righteousness”
Here, the phrase an tuwallū (‘turning' etc.) is grammatically the subject of negating laysa.
لَيْسَ البِرُّ
laysa l-birru
“Righteousness does not consist in turning your faces towards east and west”
Here, the phrase is the predicate of laysa.

Explanation:

The two readings amount to the same meaning.

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
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