بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ لِإِيلَـٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ
For the security and familiar ways granted to the Quraysh,
Pickthall (1930): For the taming of Qureysh
Quran · Surah 106 · 4 ayat
Surah Quraysh
Quraysh
قُرَيْش
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About this surah
Surah Quraysh has 4 ayat and is Meccan. It addresses the Quraysh, the tribe of Makkah to which the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) belonged, reminding them of the safety they enjoyed on their trading journeys in winter and summer. It asks them to worship the Lord of the Ka'bah, who fed them against hunger and kept them safe from fear. Many scholars note its close link with the previous surah, Al-Fil, and it is often recited in daily prayers.
Gratitude for safety and foodWorship of the Lord of the Ka'bahTrade and community life
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إِۦلَـٰفِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَآءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ
their security on their journeys in winter and in summer,
Pickthall (1930): For their taming (We cause) the caravans to set forth in winter and summer.
فَلْيَعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّ هَـٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ
let them worship the Lord of this House (the Ka'bah),
Pickthall (1930): So let them worship the Lord of this House,
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍۭ
who has fed them against hunger and made them safe from fear.
Pickthall (1930): Who hath fed them against hunger And hath made them safe from fear.
Quick quiz
According to ayah 2, in which seasons did the Quraysh make their journeys?
Ayah 3 asks the Quraysh to worship the Lord of which House?
Which two blessings are named in ayah 4?
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Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani, Version 1.1), tanzil.net, CC BY 3.0, verbatim: tanzil.net. Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain; text from English Wikisource. Al-Fatiha aligned to the Hafs count (basmala as verse 1, his verses 6 and 7 joined); Quraysh: his verses 4 and 5 joined.. Plain meanings, introductions and quiz: IndiaDigital, awaiting review by an Islamic scholar.
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