Explanation of soorah Quraysh
2012-12-09 07:24:49
The verses:
In the name of Allaah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
Almighty Allaah Says (what means): "For the accustomed security of the Quraysh أ¢â‚¬â€œ
Their accustomed security [in] the caravan of winter and summer أ¢â‚¬â€œ Let them
worship the Lord of this House, Who has fed them, [saving them] from hunger and
made them safe, [saving them] from fear." [Quran: 106: 1-4]
Explanation:
Muhammad Ibn Is-haaq and `Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Zayd Ibn Aslam may Allaah have mercy
upon them said that this Quranic chapter is connected to the previous one,
Al-Feel (The Elephant), because they both assert that Allaah the Exalted
protected Makkah from the elephant and destroyed the People of the Elephant for
the accustomed security of Quraysh (the main Makkan tribe) and their community
in their city, in safety.
It was also said that they were accustomed to travelling in caravans to Yemen in
winter and to Syria in summer for trade and other purposes, and that they would
return to their city in safety without hindrance because of their privileged
status as the custodians of the Sacred House of Allaah, and that whoever
recognised them would respect them and travel with them in order to protect
them. This was their situation, both in winter and in summer.
According to Imaam Ibn Jareer may Allaah have mercy upon him the correct
explanation of this verse is that Allaah is saying, in other words: "Be amazed
at the taming of Quraysh and My Blessings upon them," because the consensus of
Muslim opinion is that they are two separate Soorahs (Quranic chapters),
independent of each other. Then Allaah indicates to them the obligation of
expressing thanks and gratitude to Him by worshipping Him Alone, Saying (what
means): "Let them worship the Lord of this House." [Quran 106: 1-3]
That is, worship the One True Deity, Who has made their lives and their city
safe and inviolate, as in the Words of Him, the Most High, which mean: "أ¢â‚¬آ¦I
[Muhammad] have only been commanded to worship the Lord of this city, who made
it sacred and to whom [belongs] all things. And I am commanded to be of the
Muslims [i.e., those who submit to Allaah]."[Quran27:91]
"Who has fed them, [saving them] from hungerأ¢â‚¬آ¦" [Meaning of the first part of
verse 4 of the chapter] That is, He is the Lord of the House and it is He who
has fed them against hunger.
"أ¢â‚¬آ¦And made them safe, [saving them] from fear." [Meaning of the second part of
verse 4] Meaning that He has preferred them over other communities by granting
them safety from fear, so let them then worship Him alone, without associating
any partners with Him, without worshipping graven images or setting up equals to
Him; and whoever responds positively to this command, Allaah will grant him the
best in this life and in the Hereafter, while whoever disobeys Him will receive
neither, as Allaah the Exalted Says (what means): "And Allaah presents an
example: a city [i.e., Makkah] which was safe and secure, its provision coming
to it in abundance from every location, but it denied the favours of Allaah. So
Allaah made it taste the envelopment of hunger and fear for what they had been
doing. And there had certainly come to them a Messenger from among themselves,
but they denied him; so punishment overtook them while they were wrongdoers." [Quran
16: 112-113]
Asmaa' Bint Yazeed may Allaah be pleased with her said: "I heard the Messenger
of Allaah sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) say:
"Woe to you O Quraysh! For the accustomed security of Quraysh". [Ibn Abu Haatim]
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