Surah Al Imran 3:96
ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ
Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds.
Tafsir of Al Imran 3:96
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Verse range: 3:96
(Lo! the first Sanctuary appointed for mankind…) [3:96]. Said Mujahid: “The Muslims and the Jews boasted to each other; the Jews said: ‘Jerusalem is better and greater than the Ka‘bah because it was the land to which the Prophets had migrated and it is also sacred’; while the Muslims said: ‘No, the Ka‘bah is better’. And so Allah, exalted is He, revealed this verse”.