The Holy Quran 3:96 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Translation

Indeed the first house designated (appointed and set up) for man (as a direction to worship Allaah) was the one at Bakkah (Makkah) which is blessed and a guidance for the (people of the) universe.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The first House is the Kaaba: against the Muslims' claim that they are the most like Ibrahim ﵇ and the closest to him, the Jews also raised this objection: “Ibrahim ﵇ left his original homeland (Iraq) and migrated to Sham (the Levant)

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