Surah 106. Quraish

1.

SO THAT the Quraysh might remain secure,¹

Lit., "for the safeguarding of the Quraysh", i.e., as the custodians of the Ka'bah and the tribe in the midst of which the Last Prophet, Muhammad, was to appear. Thus, the "security of the Quraysh" is a metonym for the security of the Ka'bah, the focal point of the Faith based on the concept of God's oneness, for the sake of which the army of Abrahah was destroyed (see introductory note as well as preceding surah).

2.

secure in their winter and summer journeys.²

I.e., the two annual trade caravans - to the Yemen in winter and to Syria in summer - on which the prosperity of Mecca depended.

3.

Let them, therefore, worship the Sustainer of this Temple,³

I.e., the Ka'bah (see note [102] on 2:125 ).

4.

who has given them food against hunger, and made them safe from danger.⁴

Cf. Abraham's prayer, "O my Sustainer! Make this a land secure, and grant its people fruitful sustenance" 2:126 .