Surah 3. Aal-Imran, Ayah 97

Or: "is secure" - i.e., in the original sense of amn, which implies "ease of mind and freedom from fear" (cf. Lane I, 100 f.).

Lit., "in it [are] clear messages" - such as the messages relating to God's oneness and uniqueness (symbolized by the Ka'bah), to the continuity of mankind's religious experience ("the first Temple set up for mankind") and, finally, to the brotherhood of all believers (who, wherever they may be, turn their faces in prayer towards this one focal point).

 Pilgrimage is obligatory on every Muslim at least once in their lifetime if the person is physically and financially able.

Station of Abraham: see ii. 125 and n. 125.

See reference in last note.