Tafsir of Al-`Ankabut 29:67

The Blessing of the Sanctuary Here Allah says:

أولم يروا أنا جعلنا حرما آمنا ويتخطف الناس من حولهم

Have they not seen that We have made a secure sanctuary, while men are being snatched away from all around them! Then do they believe in falsehood, and deny the graces of Allah Allah reminds Quraysh how He blessed them by granting them access to His sanctuary which He has made (open) to (all) men, the dweller in it and the visitor from the country are equal there, and whoever enters it is safe, because he is in a place of great security, although the Arabs of the desert round about used to ambush and raid one another and kill one another. As Allah says:

ﻻإيلف قريش

إيلفهم رحلة الشتاء والصيف

فليعبدوا رب هذا البيت

الذى أطعمهم من جوع وءامنهم من خوف

For the protection of the Quraysh. The caravans to set forth safe in winter and in summer. So let them worship the Lord of this House. Who has fed them against hunger, and has made them safe from fear. (106:1-4)

أفبالباطل يومنون وبنعمة الله يكفرون

Then do they believe in falsehood, and deny the graces of Allah. means, is the thanks that they give for this immense blessing to associate others with Him and worship others besides Him, idols and rivals

بدلوا نعمت الله كفرا وأحلوا قومهم دار البوار

Have you not seen those who have changed the blessings of Allah into disbelief, and caused their people to dwell in the house of destruction! (14:28) They disbelieved in the Prophet, servant and Messenger of Allah , when what they should have done was to worship Allah Alone and not associate anything with Him, and to believe in, honor and respect the Messenger, but they rejected him and fought him, and expelled him from their midst. So, Allah took His blessing away from them, and killed those of them whom He killed at Badr, then His Messenger and the believers gained the upper hand, and Allah enabled His Messenger to conquer Makkah, and He disgraced them and humiliated them (the disbelievers). Then Allah says: