Surah Maidah ayat 97 Tafsir Quran 5:97

﴿۞ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ الْكَعْبَةَ الْبَيْتَ الْحَرَامَ قِيَامًا لِّلنَّاسِ وَالشَّهْرَ الْحَرَامَ وَالْهَدْيَ وَالْقَلَائِدَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ لِتَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ﴾
[ المائدة: 97]

5:97 Allah has made the Ka'bah, the Sacred House, standing for the people and [has sanctified] the sacred months and the sacrificial animals and the garlands [by which they are identified]. That is so you may know that Allah knows what is in the heavens and what is in the earth and that Allah is Knowing of all things.

God has appointed the Ka‘ba the Sacred inviolable House as an enduring institution for mankind an institution by which their religious affair is sustained through pilgrimage to it as is their this-worldly affair on account of the security guaranteed for those who enter it and the fact that they are not interfered with and because all manner of fruits are brought to it a variant reading for qiyāman has qiyaman ‘always standing’ as the verbal noun from 1st form qāma ‘to remain standing’ without defectiveness of the middle radical; and the sacred month meaning the sacred months of Dhū’l-Qa‘da Dhū’l-Hijja Muharram and Rajab instituted for them to be secure from fighting during them; the offering and the garlands instituted for their owner so that he does not suffer any interference; that mentioned appointment is so that you may know that God knows all that is in the heavens and in the earth and that God has knowledge of all things thus that appointing of His in order to secure benefits for you and to ward off harm from you before such things came to pass testifies to His knowledge of all that is in existence and all that will be.

Allah has made the Ka’ba, the Sacrosanct House, the Macca of mankind and the aspiration of one’s life to visit for material and spiritual reformation. He established the Sacred Month -of pilgrimage- the offerings and the garlands mantling them in order to realize that Allah knows fully well all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth and that Allah is Alimun indeed

Water Game is Allowed for the Muhrim Sa`id bin Al-Musayyib, Sa`id bin Jubayr and others commented on Allah's statement; أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ ( Lawful to you is (the pursuit of ) water game...) that it means, what one eats fresh from it, while, وَطَعَامُهُ ( And its use for food ) what is eaten dry and salted.
Ibn `Abbas said that `water game' refers to what is taken from water while still alive, while, وَطَعَامُهُ ( and its use for food ) refers to what the water throws ashore dead.
Similar statements were reported from Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, Zayd bin Thabit, `Abdullah bin `Amr, Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari, `Ikrimah, Abu Salamah bin `Abdur-Rahman, Ibrahim An-Nakha`i and Al-Hasan Al-Basri.
Allah's statement, مَتَـعاً لَّكُمْ وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِ ( for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel, ) as food and provision for you, وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِ ( and those who travel, ) those who are in the sea and traveling along the sea, according to `Ikrimah.
Other scholars said that water game is allowed for those who fish it from the sea, as well as, when it is salted and used as food for travelers inland.
A similar statement was reported from Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and As-Suddi and others.
Imam Malik bin Anas recorded that Jabir bin `Abdullah said, "Allah's Messenger sent an army towards the east coast and appointed Abu `Ubaydah bin Al-Jarrah as their commander, and the army consisted of three hundred men, including myself.
We marched on until we reached a place where our food was about to finish.
Abu `Ubaydah ordered us to collect all the food for our journey, and it was collected in two bags of dates.
Abu `Ubaydah kept on giving us our daily ration in small amounts from it, until it was exhausted.
The share of each of us used to be one date only." I ( one of the narrators from Jabir ) said, "How could one date suffice for you" Jabir replied, "We came to know its value when even that finished." Jabir added, "When we reached the seashore, we saw a huge fish which was like a small mountain.
The army ate from it for eighteen days.
Then Abu `Ubaydah ordered that two of its ribs be affixed in the ground.
Then he ordered that a she-camel be ridden, and it passed under the two ribs ( forming an arch ) without touching them." This Hadith was also collected in the Two Sahihs.
eMalik recorded that Abu Hurayrah said, "A man asked Allah's Messenger ﷺ, `O Allah's Messenger! We go to sea and carry little water with us.
If we use it for Wudu', we get thirsty, so should we use seawater for Wudu" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ الْحِلُّ مَيْتَتُه»
( Its water is pure and its dead are lawful )." The two Imams, Ash-Shafi`i and Ahmad bin Hanbal, recorded this Hadith, along with the Four Sunan compilers.
Al-Bukhari, At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih.
This Hadith was also recorded from the Prophet by several other Companions. Hunting Land Game is Prohibited During Ihram Allah said, وَحُرِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَرِّ مَا دُمْتُمْ حُرُماً ( but forbidden is land game as long as you are in a state of Ihram. ) Therefore, hunting land game during Ihram is not allowed, and if someone who is in the state of Ihram hunts, he will have to pay expiation, along with the sin he earns if he does it intentionally.
If he hunts by mistake, he will have to pay the expiation and is not allowed to eat from it, because this type of game is just like dead animals, be he a Muhrim or a non-Muhrim.
If someone who is not in the state of Ihram hunts and gives the food to a Muhrim, the Muhrim is not allowed to eat from its meat if it was killed for him in particular.
As-Sa`b bin Jaththamah said that he gave a zebra as a gift to the Prophet in the area of Waddan or Abwa', the Prophet gave it back.
When the Prophet saw the effect of his returning the gift on As-Sa`b's face, he said,
«إِنَّا لَمْ نَرُدَّهُ عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا أَنَّا حُرُم»
( We only gave it back to you because we are in a state of Ihram. ) This Hadith was collected in the Two Sahihs.
The Prophet thought that As-Sa`b hunted the zebra for him, and this is why he refused to take it.
Otherwise, the Muhrim is allowed to eat from the game if one who is not in Ihram hunts it.
For when Abu Qatadah hunted a zebra when he was not a Muhrim and offered it to those who were in the state of Ihram, they hesitated to eat from it.
They asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said,
«هَلْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهَا أَوْ أَعَانَ فِي قَتْلِهَا»
( Did any of you point at it or help kill it ) They said, "No." He said,
«فَكُلُوا»
( Then eat, ) and he also ate from it.
This Hadith is also in the Two Sahihs with various wordings.
Ibn Kathir only mentioned Ayat 96 to 99 here and explained the better part of Ayah number 96, but he did not mention the explanation of the rest of that Ayah or the other Ayat ( 97 to 99 ).
This is the case in all of the copies of his Tafsir in existence, and he might have forgotten to do that, for it is less likely that all who copied this book forgot to copy only this part.
So we used a summary of the Tafsir of these Ayat from the Imam of Tafsir, Ibn Jarir At-Tabari.
We tried to summarize At-Tabari's eloquent words to the best of our ability, by Allah's help and leave. وَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ الَّذِى إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَV ( And have Taqwa of Allah to Whom you shall be gathered back.
) Allah says, fear Allah, O people, and beware of His might, by obeying what He commands you and avoiding what He prohibits for you in these Ayat revealed to your Prophet .
These Ayat forbid Khamr, gambling, Al-Ansab and Al-Azlam, along with hunting land game and killing it while in the state of Ihram.
To Allah will be your return and destination, and He will punish you for disobeying Him and will reward you for obeying Him. جَعَلَ اللَّهُ الْكَعْبَةَ الْبَيْتَ الْحَرَامَ قِيَاماً لّلنَّاسِ ( Allah has made the Ka`bah, the Sacred House, an asylum of security and benefits for mankind, ) Allah says, Allah made the Ka`bah, the Sacred House, an asylum of safety for the people who have no chief to prevent the strong from transgressing against the weak, the evil from the good-doers, and the oppressors from the oppressed. وَالشَّهْرَ الْحَرَامَ وَالْهَدْىَ وَالْقَلَـئِدَ ( And also the Sacred Month and the animals of offerings and the garlanded. ) Allah says that He made these symbols an asylum of safety for the people, just as He made the Ka`bah an asylum of safety for them, so that He distinguishes them from each other, for this is their asylum and symbol for their livelihood and religion.
Allah made the Ka`bah, the Sacred Month, the Hady, the garlanded animals and people an asylum of safety for the Arabs who used to consider these symbols sacred.
Thus, these symbols were just like the chief who is obeyed by his followers, and who upholds harmony and public safety.
As for the Ka`bah, it includes the entire sacred boundary.
Allah termed it "Haram" because He prohibited hunting its game and cutting its trees or grass.
Similarly, the Ka`bah, the Sacred Month, the animals of offerings and the garlands were the landmarks of existing Arabs.
These symbols were sacred during the time of Jahiliyyah and the people's affairs were guided and protected by them.
With Islam they became the symbols of their Hajj, their rituals, and the direction of the prayer.
i.e., the Ka`bah in Makkah. ذلِكَ لِتَعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَمَا فِى الاٌّرْضِ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ( that you may know that Allah has knowledge of all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and that Allah is the All-Knower of each and everything. ) Allah says; O people, I made these symbols an asylum for you, so that you know that He Who made these symbols that benefit your life and provide you with security, also knows everything in the heavens and earth that brings about your immediate or eventual benefit.
Know that He has perfect knowledge of everything and that none of your deeds or affairs ever escapes His observation; and He will count them for you so that He rewards those who do good with the same and those who do evil in kind. اعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ( Know that Allah is severe in punishment and that Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. ) Allah says, know that your Lord, Who has perfect knowledge of whatever is in the heavens and earth, and Who is never unaware of your deeds - public or secret - is severe in punishment for those who disobey and defy Him.
He also pardons the sins of those who obey and repent to Him, more Merciful than to punish them for the sins that they repented from. مَّا عَلَى الرَّسُولِ إِلاَّ الْبَلَـغُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا تَكْتُمُونَ ( The Messenger's duty is but to convey.
And Allah knows all that you reveal and all that you conceal. ) This is a warning from Allah for His servants in which He says: Our Messenger ﷺ, whom We sent to you, has only to convey Our Message and then the reward for the obedience, and punishment for the disobedience is on Us.
The obedience of those who accept Our Message never escapes Our knowledge, just as in the case of those who disobey and defy Our Message.
We know what one of you does, demonstrates physically, announces, and utters with his tongue, and what you hide in your hearts, be it of faith, disbelief, certainty, doubt or hypocrisy.
He Who is so capable, then nothing that the hearts conceal, nor any of the apparent acts of the souls in the heavens and earth could escape His knowledge.
In His Hand, alone, is the reward and punishment, and He is worthy to be feared, obeyed and never disobeyed.

(5:97) Allah has appointed the Ka'bah, the Sacred House, as a means of support for (the collective life of) men, and has caused the holy month (of Pilgrimage), and the animals of sacrificial of-fering and their distinguishing collars to assist therein. *113 This is so that you may know that Allah is aware of all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth; and that Allah has knowledge of everything. *114

Allah has made the Ka'bah, the Sacred meaning

*113).
In Arabia, the Ka'bah was not merely a sacred place of worship.
Thanks to its central position and its sanctity, it nurtured the economic and cultural life of the whole peninsula.
Since the entire populace was drawn towards the Ka'bah for the performance of Hajj and 'Umrah, their coming together brought about a measure of unity in the life of the Arabs which was otherwise rent with disunity.
This enabled the people of various regions and tribes to establish social and cultural ties among themselves.
Moreover, the security which reigned in the vicinity of the Ka'bah provided an impetus to creative literary activity, with the result that in the fairs held in the sacred territory, poets placed their poetic compositions before the audience, trying to excel one another.
This led to the growth and flowering of their language and literature.
Thanks, again, to the peace and security which reigned in the sacred territory, it became a major centre of trade and commerce.
Moreover, since certain months of the year were regarded as sacred months in which there could be no bloodshed, the Arabs enjoyed peace and security for about a quarter of the year.
It was during this period that caravans moved in freedom and with ease from one end of the peninsula to the other.
The custom of consecrating animals for sacrifice, marked off from others by the collars around their necks, also facilitated the movement of caravans, for whenever the Arabs saw those animals with their collars signifying consecration for sacrifice, they-bent their heads in reverence and no predatory tribe had the courage to molest them.

*114).
Were they to consider even the social and economic aspects of the life of their people, the existing arrangements would provide them with clear testimony to the fact that God has deep and thorough knowledge of the interests and requirements of His creatures, and that He can ensure immensely beneficial effects on many sectors of human life by just one single commandment.
During the several centuries of anarchy and disorder which preceded the advent of the Prophet ( peace be on him ), the Arabs were themselves unaware of their own interests and seemed bent upon self-destruction.
God, however, was aware of their needs and requirements and by merely investing the Ka'bah with a central position in Arabia He ensured their national survival.
Even if they disregarded innumerable other facts and reflected on this alone they would become convinced that the injunctions revealed by God were conducive to their well-being, and that underlying them were a great many benefits and advantages for them which they themselves could neither have grasped nor achieved by their own contriving.

 

Water Game is Allowed for the Muhrim Sa`id bin Al-Musayyib, Sa`id bin Jubayr and others commented on Allah's statement; أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَحْرِ ( Lawful to you is (the pursuit of ) water game...) that it means, what one eats fresh from it, while, وَطَعَامُهُ ( And its use for food ) what is eaten dry and salted.
Ibn `Abbas said that `water game' refers to what is taken from water while still alive, while, وَطَعَامُهُ ( and its use for food ) refers to what the water throws ashore dead.
Similar statements were reported from Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, Zayd bin Thabit, `Abdullah bin `Amr, Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari, `Ikrimah, Abu Salamah bin `Abdur-Rahman, Ibrahim An-Nakha`i and Al-Hasan Al-Basri.
Allah's statement, مَتَـعاً لَّكُمْ وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِ ( for the benefit of yourselves and those who travel, ) as food and provision for you, وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِ ( and those who travel, ) those who are in the sea and traveling along the sea, according to `Ikrimah.
Other scholars said that water game is allowed for those who fish it from the sea, as well as, when it is salted and used as food for travelers inland.
A similar statement was reported from Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and As-Suddi and others.
Imam Malik bin Anas recorded that Jabir bin `Abdullah said, "Allah's Messenger sent an army towards the east coast and appointed Abu `Ubaydah bin Al-Jarrah as their commander, and the army consisted of three hundred men, including myself.
We marched on until we reached a place where our food was about to finish.
Abu `Ubaydah ordered us to collect all the food for our journey, and it was collected in two bags of dates.
Abu `Ubaydah kept on giving us our daily ration in small amounts from it, until it was exhausted.
The share of each of us used to be one date only." I ( one of the narrators from Jabir ) said, "How could one date suffice for you" Jabir replied, "We came to know its value when even that finished." Jabir added, "When we reached the seashore, we saw a huge fish which was like a small mountain.
The army ate from it for eighteen days.
Then Abu `Ubaydah ordered that two of its ribs be affixed in the ground.
Then he ordered that a she-camel be ridden, and it passed under the two ribs ( forming an arch ) without touching them." This Hadith was also collected in the Two Sahihs.
eMalik recorded that Abu Hurayrah said, "A man asked Allah's Messenger ﷺ, `O Allah's Messenger! We go to sea and carry little water with us.
If we use it for Wudu', we get thirsty, so should we use seawater for Wudu" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «هُوَ الطَّهُورُ مَاؤُهُ الْحِلُّ مَيْتَتُه» ( Its water is pure and its dead are lawful )." The two Imams, Ash-Shafi`i and Ahmad bin Hanbal, recorded this Hadith, along with the Four Sunan compilers.
Al-Bukhari, At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih.
This Hadith was also recorded from the Prophet by several other Companions. Hunting Land Game is Prohibited During Ihram Allah said, وَحُرِّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ صَيْدُ الْبَرِّ مَا دُمْتُمْ حُرُماً ( but forbidden is land game as long as you are in a state of Ihram. ) Therefore, hunting land game during Ihram is not allowed, and if someone who is in the state of Ihram hunts, he will have to pay expiation, along with the sin he earns if he does it intentionally.
If he hunts by mistake, he will have to pay the expiation and is not allowed to eat from it, because this type of game is just like dead animals, be he a Muhrim or a non-Muhrim.
If someone who is not in the state of Ihram hunts and gives the food to a Muhrim, the Muhrim is not allowed to eat from its meat if it was killed for him in particular.
As-Sa`b bin Jaththamah said that he gave a zebra as a gift to the Prophet in the area of Waddan or Abwa', the Prophet gave it back.
When the Prophet saw the effect of his returning the gift on As-Sa`b's face, he said, «إِنَّا لَمْ نَرُدَّهُ عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا أَنَّا حُرُم» ( We only gave it back to you because we are in a state of Ihram. ) This Hadith was collected in the Two Sahihs.
The Prophet thought that As-Sa`b hunted the zebra for him, and this is why he refused to take it.
Otherwise, the Muhrim is allowed to eat from the game if one who is not in Ihram hunts it.
For when Abu Qatadah hunted a zebra when he was not a Muhrim and offered it to those who were in the state of Ihram, they hesitated to eat from it.
They asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said, «هَلْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهَا أَوْ أَعَانَ فِي قَتْلِهَا» ( Did any of you point at it or help kill it ) They said, "No." He said, «فَكُلُوا» ( Then eat, ) and he also ate from it.
This Hadith is also in the Two Sahihs with various wordings.
Ibn Kathir only mentioned Ayat 96 to 99 here and explained the better part of Ayah number 96, but he did not mention the explanation of the rest of that Ayah or the other Ayat ( 97 to 99 ).
This is the case in all of the copies of his Tafsir in existence, and he might have forgotten to do that, for it is less likely that all who copied this book forgot to copy only this part.
So we used a summary of the Tafsir of these Ayat from the Imam of Tafsir, Ibn Jarir At-Tabari.
We tried to summarize At-Tabari's eloquent words to the best of our ability, by Allah's help and leave. وَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ الَّذِى إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَV ( And have Taqwa of Allah to Whom you shall be gathered back.
) Allah says, fear Allah, O people, and beware of His might, by obeying what He commands you and avoiding what He prohibits for you in these Ayat revealed to your Prophet .
These Ayat forbid Khamr, gambling, Al-Ansab and Al-Azlam, along with hunting land game and killing it while in the state of Ihram.
To Allah will be your return and destination, and He will punish you for disobeying Him and will reward you for obeying Him. جَعَلَ اللَّهُ الْكَعْبَةَ الْبَيْتَ الْحَرَامَ قِيَاماً لّلنَّاسِ ( Allah has made the Ka`bah, the Sacred House, an asylum of security and benefits for mankind, ) Allah says, Allah made the Ka`bah, the Sacred House, an asylum of safety for the people who have no chief to prevent the strong from transgressing against the weak, the evil from the good-doers, and the oppressors from the oppressed. وَالشَّهْرَ الْحَرَامَ وَالْهَدْىَ وَالْقَلَـئِدَ ( And also the Sacred Month and the animals of offerings and the garlanded. ) Allah says that He made these symbols an asylum of safety for the people, just as He made the Ka`bah an asylum of safety for them, so that He distinguishes them from each other, for this is their asylum and symbol for their livelihood and religion.
Allah made the Ka`bah, the Sacred Month, the Hady, the garlanded animals and people an asylum of safety for the Arabs who used to consider these symbols sacred.
Thus, these symbols were just like the chief who is obeyed by his followers, and who upholds harmony and public safety.
As for the Ka`bah, it includes the entire sacred boundary.
Allah termed it "Haram" because He prohibited hunting its game and cutting its trees or grass.
Similarly, the Ka`bah, the Sacred Month, the animals of offerings and the garlands were the landmarks of existing Arabs.
These symbols were sacred during the time of Jahiliyyah and the people's affairs were guided and protected by them.
With Islam they became the symbols of their Hajj, their rituals, and the direction of the prayer.
i.e., the Ka`bah in Makkah. ذلِكَ لِتَعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَمَا فِى الاٌّرْضِ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ( that you may know that Allah has knowledge of all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and that Allah is the All-Knower of each and everything. ) Allah says; O people, I made these symbols an asylum for you, so that you know that He Who made these symbols that benefit your life and provide you with security, also knows everything in the heavens and earth that brings about your immediate or eventual benefit.
Know that He has perfect knowledge of everything and that none of your deeds or affairs ever escapes His observation; and He will count them for you so that He rewards those who do good with the same and those who do evil in kind. اعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ( Know that Allah is severe in punishment and that Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. ) Allah says, know that your Lord, Who has perfect knowledge of whatever is in the heavens and earth, and Who is never unaware of your deeds - public or secret - is severe in punishment for those who disobey and defy Him.
He also pardons the sins of those who obey and repent to Him, more Merciful than to punish them for the sins that they repented from. مَّا عَلَى الرَّسُولِ إِلاَّ الْبَلَـغُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا تَكْتُمُونَ ( The Messenger's duty is but to convey.
And Allah knows all that you reveal and all that you conceal. ) This is a warning from Allah for His servants in which He says: Our Messenger ﷺ, whom We sent to you, has only to convey Our Message and then the reward for the obedience, and punishment for the disobedience is on Us.
The obedience of those who accept Our Message never escapes Our knowledge, just as in the case of those who disobey and defy Our Message.
We know what one of you does, demonstrates physically, announces, and utters with his tongue, and what you hide in your hearts, be it of faith, disbelief, certainty, doubt or hypocrisy.
He Who is so capable, then nothing that the hearts conceal, nor any of the apparent acts of the souls in the heavens and earth could escape His knowledge.
In His Hand, alone, is the reward and punishment, and He is worthy to be feared, obeyed and never disobeyed.

( Allah hath appointed the Ka’bah, the Sacred House, a standard ) a sanctuary and an emblem ( for mankind ) for the purpose of worship, ( and the Sacred Month ) is a time of security ( and the offerings ) which are offered to the House as a gesture of security to the company of people who are present where the offering is made ( and the garlands ) i.e. the offerings which carry garlands made of the barks of the trees of the Sacred Precinct, as a gesture of security to the company of people there. ( That ) which I have mentioned ( is so that ye may know that Allah knoweth whatsoever ) the benefit of ( is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and that Allah is Knower of all things ) their benefits and also that which is good for the people of the heavens and the earth.

Allah has made the Ka'bah, the Sacred House, an asylum of security and Hajj and 'Umrah (pilgrimage) for mankind, and also the Sacred Month and the animals of offerings and the garlanded (people or animals, etc. marked with the garlands on their necks made from the outer part of the stem of the Makkah trees for their security), that you may know that Allah has knowledge of all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth, and that Allah is the All-Knower of each and everything.

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