Have they not seen that We made [Makkah] a safe sanctuary, while people are being taken away1 all around them? Then in falsehood do they believe, and in the favor of Allāh they disbelieve?
وَيُتَخَطَّفُwhile are being taken awaywayutakhaṭṭafu
ٱلنَّاسُthe peoplel-nāsu
مِنۡaround themmin
حَوۡلِهِمۡۚaround themḥawlihim
أَفَبِٱلۡبَٰطِلِThen do in (the) falsehoodafabil-bāṭili
يُؤۡمِنُونَthey believeyu'minūna
وَبِنِعۡمَةِand in (the) Favorwabiniʿ'mati
ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
يَكۡفُرُونَthey disbelieveyakfurūna
Tafsir
Do these people who reject the blessings of Allah upon them not see another blessing of His after He saves them from drowning, that He made a sanctuary for them in which their lives and wealth are secure? This is while those around them are raided, killed, looted, and taken captive together with their wives and children. Do they still believe in their false deities and reject the bounties of Allah, not showing Him gratitude for them?