Surah 106
Quraysh
قريش
4 verses · Meccan
Key structural observations
- The opening lām here introduces the reason connected with īlāf. The word is repeated before the journeys are specified; fa-l-yaʿbudū then gives the response of worship (1–3).
- Quraysh is named, then resumed by hum in īlāfihim. The same recipients are called to worship and return in aṭʿamahum and āmanahum (1–4).
- Winter and summer make īlāf concrete through journeys. The movement of active life leads to the Lord of this House, designated by hādhā as near and known (2–3).
- Alladhī resumes the Lord through two parallel acts: feeding and granting safety. The two occurrences of hum identify the same recipients, and the two instances of min recall hunger and fear averted (3–4).
- Familiar journeys are named as a blessing; worship becomes their answer. The ending makes ordinary gifts and what they protect from visible, calling for gratitude within continuity (1–4).