Surah 106 · Meccan · 4 Verses
قريش
SURAH QURAYSH
Quraysh
Surah Quraysh links the tribe’s familiar winter and summer journeys with a duty to worship the Lord of the House. Food in hunger and security from fear are presented as gifts that should produce gratitude and exclusive worship. Commercial continuity and public safety are therefore responsibilities, not evidence of self-sufficiency. More about this surah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
لِإِيلَٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ
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إِۦلَٰفِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَآءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ
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ٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍۢ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍۭ
Who has fed them, [saving them] from hunger and made them safe, [saving them] from fear.
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About This Surah
The chapter begins with Quraysh’s accustomed security and their winter and summer journeys. Trade routes, seasonal movement and social stability formed part of the community’s ordinary life.
The conclusion redirects that familiarity: let them worship the Lord of this House. The object of devotion is not the caravan system, tribal prestige or the sanctuary as an independent power, but its Lord.
Two gifts are named—food against hunger and safety against fear. Both are basic public goods rather than luxuries. Their presence calls for gratitude; their absence should not be used to shame communities facing poverty or insecurity.
Read beside Al-Fil, the surah moves from protection of the House to the moral response expected from those who benefit around it.
Core Themes
- Economic stability is a gift, not an idol
- Worship belongs to the Lord of the House
- Food and safety create obligations of gratitude
Structure
Verses 1-2: seasonal journeys and social familiarity — 1-2
Verses 1-2 focus on seasonal journeys and social familiarity.
Verses 3-4: worship, food and safety — 3-4
Verses 3-4 focus on worship, food and safety.
Key Passages
Winter and summer journeys — 1-2
Verses 1-2 address winter and summer journeys.
The Lord who feeds and secures — 3-4
Verses 3-4 address the lord who feeds and secures.
Interpretation Limits
- Do not treat commercial success as proof of divine approval.
- Do not blame people experiencing hunger or fear.
- Do not present the House as independently divine.