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Quran 3:96 · 96th verse of 200
Family of Imran
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إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ 
96
Transliteration
inna awwala baytin wuḍiʿa lilnnāsi lalladhī bibakkata mubārakan wahudan lil'ʿālamīna
Saheeh International
Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds.
Comparative Study
16 scholarly English translations of verse 96 from Surah Ali 'Imran, presented for comparative study.
The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakka: Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings:
Verily, the first House (of worship) appointed for mankind was that at Bakkah (Makkah), full of blessing, and a guidance for Al-'Alamin (the mankind and jinns).
The first House of God to be set up for men was at Bakkah the blessed, a guidance for the people of the world.
Indeed the first house that was appointed as a place of worship for mankind, is the one at Mecca (the Holy Ka’aba), blessed and a guidance to the whole world;
The first House established for the people was that at Bekka, a place holy, and a guidance to all beings.
Verily the first House set apart unto mankind was that at Bakka, blest, and a guidance unto the worlds.
The first house established for mankind is the one at Bekka; blessed, and guidance for all people.
Behold, the first House (of Prayer) established for mankind is the one at Bakkah: it is full of blessing and a centre of guidance for the whole world.
Verily, the first House (of worship) appointed for mankind was that at Bakkah (Makkah), full of blessing, and a guidance for Al-`Alamin (mankind and Jinn).
Lo! the first Sanctuary appointed for mankind was that at Becca, a blessed place, a guidance to the peoples;
Indeed the first house to be set up for mankind is the one at Bakkah, blessed and a guidance for all nations.
The first House ever to be built for people was that at Bakkah (Mecca) blessed and a guidance for the worlds.
The first house (of worship) that God assigned to men was in Bakka (another name of Mecca). It is a blessed one and a guide for all people.
Most surely the first house appointed for men is the one at Bekka, blessed and a guidance for the nations.
The first House to be built for mankind was the one at Bakkah [Makkah]. It is a blessed place; a source of guidance for the whole world.
