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Meccan · 4 Verses · Page 602 · Juz 30
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
1
لِإِيلَٰفِ قُرَيۡشٍ ١
For the accustomed security of the Quraysh[1],
Footnotes
[1] Allah had given Quraysh the honor of being guardians of the Holy Ka‘bah, which allowed them to travel in peace without fear of being harmed.
2
إِۦلَٰفِهِمۡ رِحۡلَةَ ٱلشِّتَآءِ وَٱلصَّيۡفِ ٢
secure in their winter and summer journeys[2].
Footnotes
[2] i.e., their trading caravans would travel south to Yemen in winter and north to the Levant in summer.
3
فَلۡيَعۡبُدُواْ رَبَّ هَٰذَا ٱلۡبَيۡتِ ٣
Let them worship the Lord of this [Sacred] House[3],
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[3] i.e., the Ka‘bah.
4
ٱلَّذِيٓ أَطۡعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعࣲ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنۡ خَوۡفِۭ ٤
Who fed them against hunger and made them secure against fear[4].
Footnotes
[4] The people of Quraysh were blessed with provision and security probably because of the prayer of Abraham. See 14:35-37