Question

The foolish among the people will say, ''What has turned them away from their qiblah,[50] which they used to face?''[51] Say, ''To Allāh belongs the east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a straight path.'' سَيَقُولُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَا وَلَّىٰهُمْ عَن قِبْلَتِهِمُ ٱلَّتِى كَانُوا۟ عَلَيْهَا قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلْمَشْرِقُ وَٱلْمَغْرِبُ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ 142

Accepted Answer

[50] The direction faced in prayer.[51] Prior to the command (in verse 144) that the Prophet (ﷺ) and his followers turn toward the Kaʿbah in Makkah for prayer, they had been facing Jerusalem to the north. The implications of this change are mentioned in succeeding verses. al-Baqarah Part 02

Translation	The foolish among the people will say, ''What has turned them away from their qiblah,[50] which they used to face?''[51] Say, ''To Allāh belongs the east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a straight path.''
Footnote	[50] The direction faced in prayer. [51] Prior to the command (in verse 144) that the Prophet (ﷺ) and his followers turn toward the Kaʿbah in Makkah for prayer, they had been facing Jerusalem to the north. The implications of this change are mentioned in succeeding verses.
Ayah	سَيَقُولُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَا وَلَّىٰهُمْ عَن قِبْلَتِهِمُ ٱلَّتِى كَانُوا۟ عَلَيْهَا قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلْمَشْرِقُ وَٱلْمَغْرِبُ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
Sorh	al-Baqarah
AyahN	142
Part	Part 02

Foolish People Turned Qiblah,[50 Face?''[51 Allāh Belongs East