The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1) — Page 220
PT. 1 CH. 2 127. And remember AL-BAQARAH Abraham said, 'My Lord, "make وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرهِمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَذَا بَلَدًا when امِنَّا وَارْزُقْ أَهْلَهُ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ مَنْ آمَنَ this a town of peace and provide مِنْهُمْ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ قَالَ وَمَنْ with fruits such of its dwellers as believe in Allah and the Last كَفَرَ فَأُمَتِّعَهُ قَلِيْلًا ثُمَّ اَضْطَرُّةٌ إِلى Day, He said, “And on him too عَذَابِ النَّارِ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ who believes not will I bestow benefits for a little while; then will I drive him to the punishment of the Fire, and an evil destination it is. ' 133 "3:98; 14:36; 27:92: 28:58; 29:68; 106:5. all mankind. Thus, the nations which diverged after Adam were again brought together at the Ka'bah which was made the spiritual centre for all humanity and for all time. Again, the Ka'bah, and, for that matter, the town of Mecca, is declared to be a place of peace and security. The truth of this prophecy is also beyond doubt. Mighty empires have crumbled and large tracts of land laid waste since the dawn of history, but the peace of Mecca has never been disturbed. The religious centres of other faiths have never claimed, and have in fact never enjoyed, such peace and immunity from danger. Jerusalem, Hardwar, Benares, etc. , have all been conquered by alien conquerors and have been the scenes of much bloodshed and violence. But Mecca has ever remained a place of peace. No alien conqueror has ever entered it. The Sacred Town has always remained in the hands of those who have held it in reverence. 220 was The commandment to purify the House of God refers not only to the outward cleaning of the House, but also to its purification from the abomination of idol-worship. The commandment originally addressed to Abraham and Ishmael but it was finally and fully carried out by the Holy Prophet who, after the conquest of Mecca, cleared the Ka'bah of all the 360 idols that had been placed there by the idolatrous Quraish. 133. Important Words: صار destination is derived from) مصير meaning, he returned, or he became. is thus a place or condition to which a person or thing comes or returns; a destination (Aqrab). Commentary: When Abraham offered the prayer, there was no town existing near the Ka'bah. There existed only the House of God. So Abraham prayed that in that wildest of wildernesses there might grow up a town, and that that