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Surah al-`Ankabut (The Spider ) 29 : 67

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا جَعَلْنَا حَرَمًا ءَامِنًا وَيُتَخَطَّفُ ٱلنَّاسُ مِنْ حَوْلِهِمْ ۚ أَفَبِٱلْبَٰطِلِ يُؤْمِنُونَ وَبِنِعْمَةِ ٱللَّهِ يَكْفُرُونَ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
Have they not seen that We made [Makkah] a safe sanctuary, while people are being taken away all around them? Then in falsehood do they believe, and in the favour of Allāh they disbelieve?

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(29:67:1)
(29:67:2)
yaraw
they see
(29:67:3)
(29:67:4)
jaʿalnā
have made
(29:67:5)
ḥaraman
a Sanctuary
(29:67:6)
āminan
secure
(29:67:7)
wayutakhaṭṭafu
while are being taken away
(29:67:8)
l-nāsu
the people
(29:67:9)
(29:67:10)
ḥawlihim
around them
(29:67:11)
afabil-bāṭili
Then do in (the) falsehood
(29:67:12)
yu'minūna
they believe
(29:67:13)
wabiniʿ'mati
and in (the) Favor
(29:67:14)
l-lahi
(of) Allah
(29:67:15)
yakfurūna
they disbelieve

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Explanatory Note

The sūrah then reminds them of God’s favour. It is He who has placed them close to a secure sanctuary where they live in complete security. Yet they neither remember such blessing, nor offer thanks for it by worshipping God alone. On the contrary, they try to scare the believers who live close to it.

Those living in the vicinity of the Ka`bah enjoyed a life of security: they were honoured by other people for the sake of God’s House. All around them, Arabian tribes continuously feuded with each other, creating an atmosphere of fear. They only felt secure when they were in the vicinity of the Sacred House. It was amazing, therefore, that they made that very House a place where they put their idols and worshipped other beings. Hence, the rhetorical question: “Will they, then, continue to believe in what is false and to deny God’s blessings?”

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"Verses 56 to 60 clearly show that this Surah was sent down a little before the migration to Abyssinia, during the period of extreme persecution of the Muslims at Makkah. This is supported by the subject matter as well. The disbelievers were opposing Islam and the new Muslims were being subjected to severe torture and oppression. Such were the conditions when God sent down this Surah to strengthen and encourage the Muslims, as well as to admonish the hypocrites. The disbelievers of Makkah were also threatened not to invite a similar fate to the past nations that denied the truth." [Ref: Mawdudi]

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