The Holy Quran 106:1 — Surah Quraysh

Arabic text

لِإِيلَـٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ

Translation

(Because the Quraysh lived in Makkah where the Kabah was situated, the Arabs held them in high esteem and would not harm them even though the Arabs at that time were accustomed to looting and fighting each other. When the people of the elephants were destroyed as mentioned in the previous Surah - and the incident became popular, the Arabs began to have even more reverence for the Quraysh. Therefore, when their caravans annually made a winter trip to Yemen and a summer trip to Shaam for trade, no one attacked them and they always returned safely with their goods. Allaah had made these trade journeys of the Quraysh a means by which their clothing and food requirements were met because Makkah was always a barren place without any vegetation or resources. Referring to these bounties of Allaah to the Quraysh, Allaah says,) Because of the familiarity of the Quraysh...

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