وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus جَعَلْنَـٰكُمْ We made you أُمَّةًۭ a community وَسَطًۭا (of the) middle way لِّتَكُونُوا۟ so that you will be شُهَدَآءَ witnesses عَلَى over ٱلنَّاسِ the mankind وَيَكُونَ and will be ٱلرَّسُولُ the Messenger عَلَيْكُمْ on you شَهِيدًۭا ۗ a witness وَمَا And not جَعَلْنَا We made ٱلْقِبْلَةَ the direction of prayer ٱلَّتِى which كُنتَ you were used to عَلَيْهَآ [on it] إِلَّا except لِنَعْلَمَ that We make evident مَن (he) who يَتَّبِعُ follows ٱلرَّسُولَ the Messenger مِمَّن from (he) who يَنقَلِبُ turns back عَلَىٰ on عَقِبَيْهِ ۚ his heels وَإِن And indeed كَانَتْ it was لَكَبِيرَةً certainly a great (test) إِلَّا except عَلَى for ٱلَّذِينَ those whom هَدَى guided ٱللَّهُ ۗ (by) Allah وَمَا And not كَانَ will ٱللَّهُ Allah لِيُضِيعَ let go waste إِيمَـٰنَكُمْ ۚ your faith إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah بِٱلنَّاسِ (is) to [the] mankind لَرَءُوفٌۭ Full of Kindness رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ١٤٣
And thus We have made you a median [i.e., just] community that you will be witnesses over the people and the Messenger will be a witness over you. And We did not make the qiblah which you used to face except that We might make evident who would follow the Messenger from who would turn back on his heels. And indeed, it is difficult except for those whom Allāh has guided. And never would Allāh have caused you to lose your faith [i.e., your previous prayers]. Indeed Allāh is, to the people, Kind and Merciful.
— Come To Light