Message of the Holy Quran — Page 341
~ 341 ~ Mecca: Makkah , famine in ¬ , So watch thou for the day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke, 44:11 spiritual center, And remember the time when We made the House a resort for mankind and a place of security; We said, 'Take ye the station of Abraham as a place of Prayer. ' And We commanded Abraham and Ishmael, saying, 'Purify My House for those who perform the circuit and for those who remain therein for devotion and those who bow down and fall prostrate in Prayer. ' 2:126 Surely,the first House founded for all mankind is that at Becca, abounding in blessings and guidance for all peoples. 3:97 And this Town of Security, 95:4 victory of ¬ , He Who has made the teaching of the Qur' a n bind- ing on thee will most surely bring thee back to thy or- dained place of return. … 28:86 Meccans: And remember when the dis- believers devised plans against thee that they might put thee in confinement or slay thee or expel thee. . . 8:31