Quraish

سُورَةُ قُرَيۡشٍ

Quraysh

**In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful** This Meccan Surah is, indeed, the supplement to the preceding one; Surah Fil. The verses of the Surah are a clear evidence for this idea. They describe the blessings the Quraish tribe were given to enjoy; might they be thankful to Him and worship Him, the Lord of the Sacred House (Ka'ba) from which they obtained all their honour and high social status. As was said at the beginning of Surah Duha, which is considered one Surah with Surah Inshirah, the same as Surah Fil is with Surah Quraish, the unity and similarity of the matters, in both of them (Fil and Quraish), are so much so that they can be taken as an evidence for the unity of Surah Duha and Surah Inshirah. That is why both of them must be recited together, one set or the other in one 'rak'at' of a prayer, as a complete Surah if one chooses them in his obligatory prayers. For more explanation on this subject, books of jurisprudence (chapters on prayers and recitation) are at your disposal.

1. بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ لِإِيلَٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ

   Li-ilaafi quraish

   SINCE THE QURAISH have been united,

2. إِۦلَٰفِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَآءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ

   Elaafihim rihlatash shitaa-i wass saif

   United to fit out caravans winter and summer,

3. فَلْيَعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّ هَٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ

   Fal y'abudu rabba haazal-bait

   Let them worship the Lord of this House,

4. ٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍۢ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍۭ

   Allazi at'amahum min ju'inw-wa-aamana hum min khawf

   Who provided them against destitution and gave them security against fear.