About the Surah
Surah Title : قريش
English Title : Quraish
Order in Al-Mushaf : 106
Number of Verses : 4
Type : makkah
Page Number in Al-Mushaf : From Page 602 To Page 602
Quraish
فَلۡيَعۡبُدُواْ رَبَّ هَٰذَا ٱلۡبَيۡتِ
3(To thank for this Favour of Allah) they should worship the Creator of this House (the Kabah in Makkah).
3The reason for descending the verse
Umm Hani’ bint Abi Talib reported that the Prophet (s.a.w) said, “Allah has favoured the Quraysh with seven characteristics which he has never given to anyone before them and will never give to anyone after them;the post of the Caliph (al-Khilafah) is given to one among them, the custody of the Sacred House (al-Hijabah) is assumed by someone from amongst them, giving water to the pilgrims (al-Siqayah) during Hajj is undertaken by someone amongst them, prophethood is given to someone amongst them, they were given victory over the [army of] elephants, they worshipped Allah for seven years during which none worshipped Him, and a surah has been revealed about them in which none but them was mentioned (For the taming of Quraysh…).”(Al-Wahidi,Reasons of Revelation)
