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ʾa-wa-lam yaraw ʾannā jaʿalnā ḥaraman ʾāminan wa-yutakhaṭṭafu n-nāsu min ḥawlihim ʾa-fa-bi-l-bāṭili yuʾminūna wa-bi-niʿmati llāhi yakfurūna
Have they not seen that We have appointed a safe sanctuary, while the people are despoiled all around them? Would they then believe in falsehood and be ungrateful toward the blessing of Allah?
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-‘Ankabut - Verse 67
67. “Have they not seen that We have appointed a sanctuary secure, while the people are snatched away from all around them? Will they still believe in the falsehood and disbelieve in bounty of Allah?”
One of the ways of inviting people to Allah is attracting their attention unto the divine bounties. This verse says:
Arabs were in insecurity then, but in spite of that insecure environment, He caused Mecca to be a sanctuary secure, then how can He not protect them against their enemies? And their enemies were afraid of these weak people before Allah, the Great, the Mighty. The verse continues saying:
Shortly speaking, the Lord Who is able to cause a small piece of land to be secure inside a vast area of the earth where a group of half wild people used to live, how can He not protect the faithful people amongst some pagans and unbelievers?