Transliteration:( Awalam yaraw annaa ja'alnaa haraman aaminanw wa yutakhattafun naasu min haw lihim; afabil baatili yu'minoona wa bini'matil laahi yakfuroon )
Have they (infidels of Makkah or polytheists of the sacred Haraam) not seen that We have made the sanctified Land secure [160], while people around them are snatched away [161]? What! Then they believe in falsehood [162] and are ungrateful to the favor of Allah.
This verse highlights the great favour of Allah Almighty upon the people of Makkah—that He made them dwellers of the Sacred Haram, a place held in reverence by all. While regions around them suffered from violence and chaos, the Haram remained under divine protection, free from looting and bloodshed. This indicates that residing in sacred land is a divine bounty. Indeed, blessed is the believer who attains burial in Madina Tayyiba—may Allah grant this honour to even a sinner like me.
In this verse, the "favour of Allah" refers to the Holy Prophet ﷺ, while the "falsehood" refers to idolatry. Among all favours, the Prophet ﷺ is the greatest, as all other worldly favours are perishable, but the favour of the Prophet ﷺ is eternal. Divine knowledge, the Qur'an, and all blessings are granted through his sacred presence.
The verse denounces the polytheists for rejecting Allah’s greatest gift—the Prophet ﷺ—and instead believing in falsehood. This falsehood includes:
Worshipping idols and claiming it as a divine command,
Lying about prophethood,
Altering divine scripture and calling it Allah’s word,
Denying a true Prophet, or
Issuing false rulings and attributing them to Allah.
All of these are severe lies against Allah. From this we learn that all lies are sinful, but forging a lie in relation to exalted personalities, especially attributing fabricated sayings to the Holy Prophet ﷺ, is a major and unforgivable sin.
67. Have they not seen that We have made a secure sanctuary, while men are being snatched away from all around them Then do they believe in falsehood, and deny the graces of Allah 68. And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah or denies the truth, when it comes to him Is there not a dwelling in Hell for the disbelievers 69. As for those who strive hard for Us, We will surely guide them to Our paths. And verily, Allah is with the doers of good.
Allah reminds Quraysh how He blessed them by granting them access to His sanctuary which He has made (open) to (all) men, the dweller in it and the visitor from the country are equal there, and whoever enters it is safe, because he is in a place of great security, although the Arabs of the desert round about used to ambush and raid one another and kill one another. As Allah says:
(For the protection of the Quraysh. The caravans to set forth safe in winter and in summer. So let them worship the Lord of this House. Who has fed them against hunger, and has made them safe from fear.) (106:1-4)
(Then do they believe in falsehood, and deny the graces of Allah) means, is the thanks that they give for this immense blessing to associate others with Him and worship others besides Him, idols and rivals
(Have you not seen those who have changed the blessings of Allah into disbelief, and caused their people to dwell in the house of destruction) (14:28) They disbelieved in the Prophet, servant and Messenger of Allah , when what they should have done was to worship Allah Alone and not associate anything with Him, and to believe in, honor and respect the Messenger, but they rejected him and fought him, and expelled him from their midst. So, Allah took His blessing away from them, and killed those of them whom He killed at Badr, then His Messenger and the believers gained the upper hand, and Allah enabled His Messenger to conquer Makkah, and He disgraced them and humiliated them (the disbelievers). Then Allah says:
(And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah or denies the truth, when it comes to him) There is no one who will be more severely punished than one who tells lies about Allah and says that Allah revealed something to him at the time when Allah did not reveal anything to him, or says, `I shall reveal something like that which Allah revealed.’ And there is no one who will be more severely punished than one who denies the truth when it comes to him, for the former is a fabricator and the latter is a disbeliever. Allah says:
(Is there not a dwelling in Hell for the disbelievers) Then Allah says:
(As for those who strive hard for Us,) meaning the Messenger and his Companions and those who follow him, until the Day of Resurrection,
(We will surely guide them to Our paths. ) means, `We will help them to follow Our path in this world and the Hereafter.’ Ibn Abi Hatim narrated that `Abbas Al-Hamdani Abu Ahmad — one of the people of `Akka (Palestine) — said, concerning the Ayah:
(As for those who strive hard for Us (in Our cause), We will surely guide them to Our paths. And verily, Allah is with the doers of good.) “Those who act upon what they know, Allah will guide them to that which they do not know.” Ahmad bin Abu Al-Hawari said, “I told this to Abu Sulayman Ad-Darani, and he liked it and said: `No one who is inspired to do something good should do it until he hears a report concerning that; if he hears a report then he should go ahead and do it, and praise Allah because it was in accordance with what he himself felt.”’
(And verily, Allah is with the doers of good.) Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ash-Sha`bi said; “Isa bin Maryam, peace be upon him, said: `Righteousness means doing good to those who ill-treat you, it does not mean doing good to those who do good to you.”’ And Allah knows best. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-`Ankabut. All praise and thanks are due to Allah.
(29:67) Do they not see that We have given them a sanctuary of safety whereas people around them are being snatched away?[105] So, do they believe in falsehood and ungratefully deny Allah’s bounties?
105. That is, if the city of Makkah, in whose surroundings they enjoy perfect safety and security, had been made a sacred place by some Lat or Hubal, was it possible for a god or goddess to have secured this place against all sorts of mischief and violence for 2,500 years or so, in a striferidden land like Arabia? Who could then keep and maintain its sacredness and sanctity except Us?
[1135]- i.e., killed and taken captive.
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