106. Surah Al-Quraish

Sūrat Quraysh (Arabic: سورة قريش‎, "The Quraysh") is the 106th chapter of the Qur'an. It is a Meccan sura consisting of 4 ayat. The Surah has been so entitled after the word Quraish in the first verse. It urges the Quraysh tribe who dominated Mecca to serve God, who had protected them, for the sake of their own future. It is one of two suras containing 4 ayat; the other is Al-Ikhlas. It forms a pair with the preceding sura, al-Fil, reminding the Quraysh of the favors that God had bestowed on them. 

The Kaaba was central to the life of the Quraysh, being a center of pilgrimage which brought much trade and prestige. Sura al-Fil describes how God saved the Kaaba from destruction, while sura Quraysh describes God as Lord of the Kaaba. It also urges the Quraysh to worship God so that, among other things, he should protect them on their trading journeys.

                                              

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. 

1. For the taming of Qureysh. 

2. For their taming (We cause) the caravans to set forth in winter and summer. 

3. So let them worship the Lord of this House, 

4. Who hath fed them against hunger and hath made them safe from fear.

The Ka'bah in Makkah