“In it are clear signs, [such as] the Station of Abraham” (3:97). Al-Hasan said: The Station of Abraham is among the clear signs. “And whoever enters it shall be safe” (3:97). Al-Hasan said: That was in the Pre-Islamic period (Jahiliyyah); if a man had committed a crime and then took refuge in the Sacred Precinct (Haram), he would not be sought out nor seized. As for
﴿فِيهِ آيَاتٌ بَيِّنَاتٌ مَقَامُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ﴾ قَالَ الْحسن: مقَام إِبْرَاهِيم من الْآيَات الْبَينَات ﴿وَمَنْ دَخَلَهُ كَانَ آمنا﴾ قَالَ الحَسَن: كَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّة؛ لَو أَن رجلا جر جريرة، ثمَّ لَجأ إِلَى الْحرم - لم يُطْلب وَلم يُتَنَاول، وَأما
