The places of worship are for God. So do not call, besides God, upon anyone else.
Does the Qur'an say to enter a mosque with the right foot?
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- The text says: the places of worship are for God, so call on no one else besides Him (72:18); and the children of Adam are to dress properly at every place of worship (7:31).
- The text does not say: which foot to enter a mosque with, nor any manner of entering it.
- The rest comes from: a report outside the Qur'an, set out in full below: starting right (Bukhari 168).
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Where the renderings split
72:18, Itani: "The places of worship are for God"
72:18, Pickthall: "the places of worship are only for Allah"
72:18, Palmer: "the mosques are God's"
72:18, Rodwell: "It is unto God that the temples are set apart"
72:18, Sale: "the places of worship are set apart unto God"
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The text speaks of the places of worship themselves, and of how a person comes dressed to them. At 72:18 Itani has "The places of worship are for God", and Palmer has "the mosques are God's".
At 7:31 Pickthall has "Look to your adornment at every place of worship".
No verse says which foot to enter with. Outside the Qur'an, a report that the Prophet liked to start from the right side in wearing shoes, combing his hair, washing himself and in everything else is in Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 4: Ablutions (Wudu') (Bukhari 168).
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72:18
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
وَأَنَّ ٱلْمَسَٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'anna l-masaajida lillaahi falaa tad'oo ma'a llaahi ahadaa
DIN 31635waʾanna l-masāǧida lillāhi falā tadʿū maʿa llāhi ʾaḥadan
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And the places of worship are only for Allah, so pray not unto anyone along with Allah
And (say) that the mosques are God's, and that ye should not call on any one with God
It is unto God that the temples are set apart: call not then on any other therein with God
Verily the places of worship are set apart unto God: Wherefore invoke not any other therein together with God
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Me të vërtetë, xhamitë janë vetëm për Allahun, prandaj mos iu falni askujt krahas Allahut!
আর নিশ্চয় মসজিদগুলো আল্লাহর জন্যই (নির্দিষ্ট)। কাজেই (সেখানে) তোমরা আল্লাহর সাথে অন্য কাউকে ডেকো না।
Mesdžidi jesu Allaha radi, i ne molite, pored Allaha, nikoga!
Mesdžidi jesu Allaha radi, i ne molite, pored Allaha, nikoga!
E won'de juulirɗe ɗeen ko Allah leeranii. Wata on kafidu e Allah hay e gooto.
და რომ მეჩეთები ალლაჰისაა, ამიტომ ნუ მოუხმობთ ალლაჰთან ერთად ნურავის.
Und die Gebetsstätten gehören ja Allah; so ruft neben Allah niemanden an.
Τα Τζαμιά είναι για τον Αλλάχ (και μόνο): έτσι, να μην επικαλείστε (μέσα της) κανέναν μαζί με τον Αλλάχ (όπως έκαναν οι Εβραίοι και οι Χριστιανοί που επικαλούνται τον Ιησού, την Μαρία και τους αγίους κλπ. μέσα στα τεμένη και τις εκκλησίες τους).
और यह कि मस्जिदें[2] केवल अल्लाह के लिए हैं। अतः अल्लाह के साथ किसी को भी मत पुकारो।
E in verità i masajid sono di Allāh: Non invocate nessuno all’infuori di Allāh.
18. Ir (Jis apreiškė), kad masadžid (mečetės) yra skirtos Allahui, taigi nesišaukite ir negarbinkite nieko kito šalia Allaho.
Masjiidonni kan Rabbiiti; Rabbii wajjiin homaa hin waammatinaa.
И что мечети принадлежат Аллаху, так не призывайте же наряду с Аллахом никого.
Џамије су ради Аллаха, и не молите се, поред Аллаха, никоме!
Na hakika misikiti ni ya Mwenyezi Mungu, basi msimuabudu yeyote pamoja na Mwenyezi Mungu.
Moskéerna tillhör Gud, tillbe därför inte någon vid Guds sida.
Mescitler Allah’ındır. O halde Allah ile birlikte başkasına dua/ibadet etmeyin.
اور یہ کہ مسجدیں صرف اللہ ہی کے لئے خاص ہیں پس اللہ تعالیٰ کے ساتھ کسی اور کو نہ پکارو.[1]
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وَأَلَّوِ ٱسْتَقَٰمُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسْقَيْنَٰهُم مَّآءً غَدَقًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'an lawi staqaamoo 'alaa t-tareeqati la'asqaynaahum maa'an ghadaqaa
DIN 31635waʾan lawi staqāmū ʿalā ṭ-ṭarīqati laʾasqaynāhum māʾan ġadaqan
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Had they kept true to the Path, We would have given them plenty water to drink.
If they (the idolaters) tread the right path, We shall give them to drink of water in abundance
And if they will go right upon the way, we will irrigate them with copious water
Moreover, if they (the Meccans) keep straight on in that way, we will surely give them to drink of abundant waters
If they tread in the way of truth, We will surely water them with abundant rain
لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ وَمَن يُعْرِضْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِۦ يَسْلُكْهُ عَذَابًا صَعَدًا
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Easy-read (simplified)linaftinahum feehi waman yu'rid 'an dhikri rabbihi yaslukhu 'adhaaban sa'adaa
DIN 31635linaftinahum fīhi waman yuʿriḍ ʿan ḏikri rabbihi yaslukhu ʿaḏāban ṣaʿadan
To test them with it. Whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will direct him to torment ever mounting.
That We may test them thereby, and whoso turneth away from the remembrance of his Lord; He will thrust him into ever-growing torment
to try them thereby; and whoso turns from the remembrance of his Lord He will drive him to severe torment
That we may prove them thereby: but whoso withdraweth from the remembrance of his Lord, him will He send into a severe torment
that We may prove them thereby: But whoso turneth aside from the admonition of his Lord, him will he send into a severe torment
72:18 — the verse above
وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا۟ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'annahu lammaa qaama 'abdu llaahi yad'oohu kaadoo yakoonoona 'alayhi libadaa
DIN 31635waʾannahu lammā qāma ʿabdu llāhi yadʿūhu kādū yakūnūna ʿalayhi libadan
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And when the servant of God got up calling on Him, they almost fell on him in a mass.
And when the slave of Allah stood up in prayer to Him, they crowded on him, almost stifling
and that when God's servant stood up to pray they called out to him and well-nigh crowded upon him
When the servant of God stood up to call upon Him, the djinn almost jostled him by their crowds
When the servant of God stood up to invoke Him, it wanted little but that the genii had pressed on him in crouds, to hear him rehearse the Koran
قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا
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Easy-read (simplified)qul innamaa ad'oo rabbee walaa ushriku bihi ahadaa
DIN 31635qul ʾinnamā ʾadʿū rabbī walā ʾušriku bihi ʾaḥadan
Say, "I pray only to my Lord, and I never associate anyone with Him."
Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I pray unto Allah only, and ascribe unto Him no partner
Say, 'I only call upon my Lord, and I join no one with Him
SAY: I call only upon my Lord, and I join no other being with Him
Say, verily I call upon my Lord only, and I associate no other god with Him
7:31
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
يَٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ خُذُوا۟ زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَكُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ وَلَا تُسْرِفُوٓا۟ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)yaa banee aadama khudhoo zeenatakum 'inda kulli masjidin wakuloo washraboo walaa tusrifoo innahu laa yuhibbu l-musrifeen
DIN 31635yā banī ʾādama ḫuḏū zīnatakum ʿinda kulli masǧidin wakulū wašrabū walā tusrifū ʾinnahu lā yuḥibbu l-musrifīna
O Children of Adam! Dress properly at every place of worship, and eat and drink, but do not be excessive. He does not love the excessive.
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O Children of Adam! Look to your adornment at every place of worship, and eat and drink, but be not prodigal. Lo! He loveth not the prodigals
O sons of Adam! take your ornaments to every mosque; and eat and drink, but do not be extravagant, for He loves not the extravagant
O children of Adam! wear your goodly apparel when ye repair to any mosque, and eat ye and drink; but exceed not, for He loveth not those who exceed
O children of Adam, take your decent apparel at every place of worship, and eat and drink, but be not guilty of excess; for He loveth not those who are guilty of excess
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Other languages (18)
O bijtë e Ademit, zbukurohuni kudo që faleni dhe hani e pini, por mos e teproni, sepse Ai nuk i do tepruesit.
হে আদম সন্তান! তোমরা প্রত্যেক মসজিদের সময় সুন্দর সাজে সুসজ্জিত হও। আর তোমরা খাও ও পান করো; কিন্তু অপচয় করো না। নিশ্চয় তিনি অপচয়কারীদেরকে পছন্দ করেন না।
O sinovi Ademovi, kad god u mesdžid pođete odjeću pristojnu – ukras vaš – nosite! I jedite i pijte, samo ne pretjerujte; On, zaista, ne voli one koji pretjeruju.
O sinovi Adamovi, kad god u džamiju pođete odjeću pristojnu – ukras vaš – nosite! I jedite i pijte, samo ne pretjerujte; On, zaista, ne voli one koji pretjeruju.
Eey mon ɓiɗɓe Aadama, ƴettee cuɗaari mon ndin nokku kala ka njuuloton. Ñaamee njaron wota on ɓurtin. Pellet, Kaŋko o yiɗaa ɓurtinooɓe ɓeen.
۞ ო, ადამის შთამომავლებო! შეიმოსეთ თქვენი მორთულობით ყოველი მეჩეთთან [ლოცვის შესრულებისას]; ჭამეთ და სვით, მაგრამ ნუ გადააჭარბებთ; ჭეშმარიტად, მას არ უყვარს გადამეტებულები (როგორც ჭამასა და სმაში, ასევე სხვაშიც)!
O Kinder Adams, legt euren Schmuck bei jeder Gebetsstätte an und esst und trinkt, aber seid nicht maßlos! Wahrlich, Er liebt nicht die Maßlosen.
Ω, παιδιά του Αδάμ! Ντυθείτε καλά (δηλ. τα καθαρά και ωραία ρούχα σας που καλύπτουν αυτά που πρέπει να καλυφθούν από το σώμα σας) όπου κι αν προσευχηθείτε (και όταν τελείτε περιφορά γύρω από την Κά‘μπα). Και τρώτε και πίνετε, αλλά μη σπαταλάτε, γιατί (ο Αλλάχ) δεν αγαπά τους σπάταλους.
ऐ आदम की संतान! प्रत्येक नमाज़ के समय अपनी शोभा धारण[10] करो। तथा खाओ और पियो और हद से आगे न बढ़ो। निःसंदेह वह हद से आगे बढ़ने वालों से प्रेम नहीं करता।
O figli di Ǣdem! Indossate i vostri migliori abiti quando entrate in qualsiasi Masjid, e mangiate e bevete e non sprecate: in verità Lui non ama i licenziosi.
31. Adamo (Adomo) vaikai, pasiimkite savo apdarus (dėvėdami savo švarius drabužius), kai meldžiatės [2] ir einate aplink (Tavaf) Kaabą, ir valgykite bei gerkite, tačiau nešvaistykite. Be abejonės, Jis (Allahas) nemėgsta Al-Musrifūn (tų, kurie švaisto).
Yaa ilmaan Aadam! Masjida hunda birattuu bareechifannaa (uffata) keessan qabadhaa. Nyaadhaa, dhugaa, daangaa hin dabrinaa, Inni daangaa dabritoota hin jaalatu.[8]
О сыны Адама! Надевайте своё украшение [т.е. одежды] при каждом месте поклонения, и ешьте, и пейте, но не преступайте меру. Воистину, Он не любит преступающих меру.
О синови Адамови, кад год пођете на молитву лепо се обуците. И једите и пијте, само не претерујте; Он, заиста, не воли оне који претерују.
Enyi wanadamu! Chukueni pambo lenu mnapokwenda kwenye kila mahali pa kusudjudu (kama vile msikiti), na kuleni, na kunyweni, wala msipitilize. Kwa hakika Yeye hapendi wanaopitiliza.
Adams avkomlingar! Klä er anständigt inför varje bön, och ät och drick, men gå inte till överdrift! Han tycker inte om de som går till överdrift.
Ey Âdemoğlu! Her mescidde ziynetlerinizi takının. Yiyin, için; fakat israf etmeyin. Çünkü Allah, israf edenleri sevmez.
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قُلْ أَمَرَ رَبِّى بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَٱدْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ كَمَا بَدَأَكُمْ تَعُودُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qul amara rabbee bil-qisti wa'aqeemoo wujoohakum 'inda kulli masjidin wad'oohu mukhliseena lahu d-deena kamaa bada'akum ta'oodoon
DIN 31635qul ʾamara rabbī bil-qisṭi waʾaqīmū wuǧūhakum ʿinda kulli masǧidin wadʿūhu muḫliṣīna lahu d-dīna kamā badaʾakum taʿūdūna
Say, "My Lord commands justice, and to stand devoted at every place of worship. So call upon Him, and dedicate your faith to Him alone. Just as He originated you, so you will return."
Say: My Lord enjoineth justice. And set your faces upright (toward Him) at every place of worship and call upon Him, making religion pure for Him (only). As He brought you into being, so return ye (unto Him)
Say, 'My Lord bids only justice: - set steadfastly your faces at every mosque and pray to Him, being sincere in your religion. As He brought you forth in the beginning, shall ye return
SAY: My Lord hath enjoined what is right. Turn your faces therefore towards every place where he is worshipped and call upon him with sincere religion. As he created you, to him shall ye return
Say, my Lord hath commanded me to observe justice; therefore set your faces to pray at every place of worship, and call upon Him, approving unto Him the sincerity of your religion. As He produced you at first, so unto Him shall ye return
فَرِيقًا هَدَىٰ وَفَرِيقًا حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةُ إِنَّهُمُ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)fareeqan hadaa wafareeqan haqqa 'alayhimu d-dalaalatu innahumu takhadhoo sh-shayaateena awliyaa'a min dooni llaahi wayahsaboona annahum muhtadoon
DIN 31635farīqan hadā wafarīqan ḥaqqa ʿalayhimu ḍ-ḍalālatu ʾinnahumu taḫaḏū š-šayāṭīna ʾawliyāʾa min dūni llāhi wayaḥsabūna ʾannahum muhtadūna
The translators word this verse differently
Some He has guided, and some have deserved misguidance. They have adopted the devils for patrons rather than God, and they assume that they are guided.
A party hath He led aright, while error hath just hold over (another) party, for lo! they choose the devils for protecting supporters instead of Allah and deem that they are rightly guided
A sect He guides, and for a sect of them was error due; verily, they did take the devils for their patrons instead of God, and they did count that they were guided
some hath he guided, and some hath he justly left in error, because they have taken the Satans as their tutelars beside God, and have deemed that they were guided aright
A part of mankind hath He directed; and a part hath been justly led into error, because they have taken the devils for their patrons besides God, and imagine that they are rightly directed
7:31 — the verse above
قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِۦ وَٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ مِنَ ٱلرِّزْقِ قُلْ هِىَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا خَالِصَةً يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qul man harrama zeenata llaahi llatee akhraja li'ibaadihi wat-tayyibaati mina r-rizqi qul hiya lilladheena aamanoo fee l-hayaati d-dunyaa khaalisatan yawma l-qiyaamati kadhaalika nufassilu l-'aayaati liqawmin ya'lamoon
DIN 31635qul man ḥarrama zīnata llāhi llatī ʾaḫraǧa liʿibādihi waṭ-ṭayyibāti mina r-rizqi qul hiya lillaḏīna ʾāmanū fī l-ḥayāti d-dunyā ḫāliṣatan yawma l-qiyāmati kaḏālika nufaṣṣilu l-ʾāyāti liqawmin yaʿlamūna
Say, "Who forbade God's finery which He has produced for His servants, and the delights of livelihood?" Say, "They are for those who believe, in this present world, but exclusively theirs on the Day of Resurrection." We thus detail the revelations for people who know.
Say: Who hath forbidden the adornment of Allah which He hath brought forth for His bondmen, and the good things of His providing? Say: Such, on the Day of Resurrection, will be only for those who believed during the life of the world. Thus do we detail Our revelations for people who have knowledge
Say, 'Who has prohibited the ornaments of God which He brought forth for His servants, and the good things of His providing?' say, 'On the day of judgment they shall only be for those who believed when in the life of this world.' Thus do we detail the signs unto a people that do know
SAY: Who hath prohibited God's goodly raiment, and the healthful viands which He hath provided for his servants? SAY: These are for the faithful in this present life, but above all on the day of the resurrection. Thus make we our signs plain for people of knowledge
Say, who hath forbidden the decent apparel of God, which He hath produced for his servants, and the good things which He hath provided for food? Say, these things are for those who believe, in this present life, but peculiarly on the day of resurrection. Thus do We distinctly explain our signs unto people who understand
قُلْ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّىَ ٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَٱلْإِثْمَ وَٱلْبَغْىَ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَأَن تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِۦ سُلْطَٰنًا وَأَن تَقُولُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)qul innamaa harrama rabbiya l-fawaahisha maa zahara minhaa wamaa batana wal-'ithma wal-baghya bighayri l-haqqi wa'an tushrikoo billaahi maa lam yunazzil bihi sultaanan wa'an taqooloo 'alaa llaahi maa laa ta'lamoon
DIN 31635qul ʾinnamā ḥarrama rabbiya l-fawāḥiša mā ẓahara minhā wamā baṭana wal-ʾiṯma wal-baġya biġayri l-ḥaqqi waʾan tušrikū billāhi mā lam yunazzil bihi sulṭānan waʾan taqūlū ʿalā llāhi mā lā taʿlamūna
The translators word this verse differently
Say, "My Lord has forbidden immoralities-both open and secret-and sin, and unjustified aggression, and that you associate with God anything for which He revealed no sanction, and that you say about God what you do not know."
Say: My Lord forbiddeth only indecencies, such of them as are apparent and such as are within, and sin and wrongful oppression, and that ye associate with Allah that for which no warrant hath been revealed, and that ye tell concerning Allah that which ye know not
Say, 'My Lord has rely prohibited abominable deeds, the apparent thereof and the concealed thereof, and sin, and greed for that which is not right, and associating with God what He has sent down no power for, and saying against God that which ye do not know
SAY: Truly my Lord hath forbidden filthy actions whether open or secret, and iniquity, and unjust violence, and to associate with God that for which He hath sent down no warranty, and to speak of God that ye know not
Say, verily my Lord hath forbidden filthy actions, both that which is discovered thereof, and that which is concealed, and also iniquity, and unjust violence; and hath forbidden you to associate with God that concerning which he hath sent you down no authority, or to speak of God that which ye know not
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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
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Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
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