The Holy Quran 28:57 — Surah Al-Qasas

Arabic text

وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِن نَّتَّبِعِ ٱلْهُدَىٰ مَعَكَ نُتَخَطَّفْ مِنْ أَرْضِنَآ ۚ أَوَلَمْ نُمَكِّن لَّهُمْ حَرَمًا ءَامِنًا يُجْبَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِ ثَمَرَٰتُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ رِّزْقًا مِّن لَّدُنَّا وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

They (the Mushrikeen of Makkah) say (to Rasulullaah ﷺ), "If we follow the guidance (Islaam) with you, (the other Arab tribes will attack us and) we will be removed from our land." Have We not given them a safe Haram (where no one dares attack them), to which the fruit (product) of everything is brought as a provision from Us (because of which they will not face starvation even though others may refuse to deal with them) ? However, most of them have no knowledge. (Even before the coming of Rasulullaah ﷺ, Allaah had made the Haram of Makkah a sacred place and all the Arabs regarded it as a place where no blood could be spilt. For this reason, while people were killed around Makkah, the people of Makkah always remained safe. The excuse they mentioned above for not accepting Islaam was therefore invalid because they would have enjoyed the same safety even after accepting Islaam.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

there are many things that keep a person from guidance, for example the fear of losing life and property. Thus some of the mushriks (idolaters) of Makkah said to the Prophet ﷺ: “Certainly we know that you are in the right, but if we accept the religion of Islam and join you, all Arabia will become our enemy.

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