regarding purification and cleanliness. The Ka'bah was singled out for mention because there was nothing else there, or because it possesses the greatest sanctity. The first view is more apparent, and Allah knows best.

228: 1211: Estrangement: 1: Tafsir Ibn Kathir: (1/171).

229: 1217: The people: 1: Imam Abu Ja'far ibn Jarir said: Ibn Bashar narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir, from 'Abd Allah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Indeed, Abraham made Makkah a sanctuary and its security, and I have made al-Madinah a sanctuary, [the area] between its two lava fields; its game is not to be hunted, and its thorny trees are not to be cut."

Authentic. Narrated by Muslim in (Al-Hajj, h/456, 458), Ahmad (4/141), al-Bayhaqi (5/198), al-Tabarani (4/305), al-Manthur (1/121), al-Kanz (34861, 38140), al-Jawami' (6039), al-Fath (4/85), Talkhis (2/279), and Ibn 'Adi in "al-Kamil" (1/365).

: 1219: The believers: 2: Tafsir Ibn Kathir: (1/175).

230: 1223: The Hereafter: 1: See: Tafsir al-Qurtubi (1/505) Al-Rayyan edition.

: 1224: A little: 2: See: Tafsir al-Qurtubi (1/505) Al-Rayyan edition.

: 1225: Denies it: 3: Tafsir Mujahid: (1/88).

231: 1227: Denies it: 1: I say: And in the Sahih: "No one is more patient regarding... when He seizes him, He does not let him escape."

Authentic. Narrated by Muslim in (al-Munafiqin, h/49), Ahmad (4/395, 405), al-Manthur (1/110), and al-Kanz (6524).