Quraysh (sura)

Infobox Sura
Name_of_Surah=Quraysh
Arabic_name=سورة قريش
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Classification=Makkan
Meaning_of_the_name=Quraysh
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Sura_number=107
Number_of_verses=7
Juz'_number=30
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Number_of_Rukus=1
Number_of_sajdahs=0
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Previous_Sura=Al-Fil
Next_Sura=Al-Ma'un

Surat Quraysh ( _ar. 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.

A'U ZUBILLAHIMINASH SHAAITAANIR RAJEEM. (I seek Allah's protection from Shaytaan (Satan) the rejected one)

BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHEEM. (In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The most Merciful)

LI ILA FI QURAISH. (For the taming of Qureysh)

ILA FIHIM RIH LA TASHITAAAA I WAS-SAIF. (For their taming (We cause) the caravans to set forth in winter and summer)

FAL YA'BUDU RABA HADHAL BAIT. (So let them worship the Lord of this House)

ALADHI ATA A'MAHUM-MIN JUU I'WA A MANAHUM-MIN KHAOF. (Who hath fed them against hunger and hath made them safe from fear)

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External links

* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/pick/106.htm Quraysh] at Sacred Texts
* [http://altafsir.com/Quran.asp?SoraNo=106&Ayah=1&NewPage=0&Tajweed=1 Quraysh] at Altafsir.com