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Ayah: 1

لِإِيلَٰفِ قُرَيۡشٍ

For the accustomed security of the Quraysh^[1],

[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.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِۦلَٰفِهِمۡ رِحۡلَةَ ٱلشِّتَآءِ وَٱلصَّيۡفِ

secure in their winter and summer journeys^[2].

[2] i.e., their trading caravans would travel south to Yemen in winter and north to the Levant in summer.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَلۡيَعۡبُدُواْ رَبَّ هَٰذَا ٱلۡبَيۡتِ

Let them worship the Lord of this [Sacred] House^[3],

[3] i.e., the Ka‘bah.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ٱلَّذِيٓ أَطۡعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٖ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنۡ خَوۡفِۭ

Who fed them against hunger and made them secure against fear^[4].

[4] The people of Quraysh were blessed with provision and security probably because of the prayer of Abraham. See 14:35-37

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