Surat Quraysh (Arabic: سورة قريش ) (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 Allah, 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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