Surat Quraysh (after the tribe of Quraysh) is the 106th chapter of the Qur'an. It is a Makkan sura consisting of 4 ayat. It urges the Quraysh tribe who dominated Mecca to serve God, who had protected them, for the sake of their own future.
It forms a pair with the preceding sura, al-Fil, reminding the Quraysh of the favors that God had bestowed on them; indeed, it is said that in Ubayy ibn Ka'b 's copy of the Quran they were written together as a single sura. The Kaaba was central to the life of Quraish, being a center of pilgrimage which brought much trade and prestige; Surat al-Fil describes how God saved the Kaaba from destruction, while surat Quraish describes God as Lord of that Kaaba and urges Quraish to worship Him so that, among other things, He should protect them on their trading journeys.
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Shakir translation:
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
- For the protection of the Quraish,
- Their protection during their trading caravans in the winter and the summer -
- So let them serve the Lord of this House
- Who feeds them against hunger and gives them security against fear.
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