And when he called for the repelling of the evils arising from the types of mankind and the devil, with the safety of the land and its faith, he mentioned the reason that led him to specify that, seeking to bring about benefits. He said: "Our Lord," meaning O Lord and the Lord of whom You have decreed that he follows me with Your best upbringing for us. "Indeed, I have settled" and it is as if Allah, glorified and exalted is He, had informed him that his offspring would increase until they would be like the stars. This was after the glad tidings of Isaac, peace be upon him. He said: "From my descendants," and he conveyed it, affirming a warning that he - due to it being in a manner that no one else would allow - could hardly be truthful. And to inform that he is desiring it, "in a valley" which is the honored Mecca, due to it being in a low space between mountains through which the torrents flow, "not having any cultivation."

And when he negated for him worldly support, he affirmed for him the otherworldly, indicating that the two abodes are two opposites that do not coexist. It is as if this supplication was after his building of the House - as the reference to it has also preceded in the definition of the land. He said: "By Your Sacred House," meaning that which You have prohibited anyone from approaching and forbade with awe, so no one possesses it except You. And He made for it a sanctuary where the wild beasts and birds are safe; and the dwelling: taking a refuge to which one can return whenever he wishes. And the valley: the slope of the great mountain, and from it, rivers are called valleys, because their edges are like mountains to them. And the cultivation: vegetation that spreads without a stem. Then he clarified his purpose for settling them there, saying: "Our Lord," meaning O You who are good to us, "that they may establish prayer." I have settled them in this described valley only for this purpose, which is contrary to the worship of others than You. And the most deserving of people to establish it are those present at the House, directing themselves towards it.

And when their engagement in worship and their being in that valley are two matters far removed from the causes of livelihood, it resulted in his saying: "So make hearts among the people," meaning hearts burning with longing "from among the people," meaning from the hearts of those who are worthy of being stirred, because their burning with longing prevents their disturbance. "That they may incline towards them," meaning they hasten towards them with desire and longing, hastening like one who descends from a height. And he added clarity to the meaning and affirmed it with the particle of purpose indicating distance, for the further something is, the more intense its impact. He said: "Towards them." And when he prayed for them with religion, he prayed for them with sustenance, which includes supplication for their neighbors. He said: "And provide for them," meaning at the hands of those who incline towards them, "from the fruits," meaning those which You have caused to grow in their land. And he indicated the righteous reason with his saying: "That perhaps they may be grateful," meaning that their state may be like that of one whose gratitude is hoped for due to what they see of Your extraordinary blessings in that place far from favor, were it not for Your care. "So they may engage in Your worship for Your sufficiency for them and Your goodness to them." And Allah, glorified and exalted is He, answered his supplication; the verse is a reminder to Quraysh of these great blessings upon them by the blessing of their greatest father who forbade the worship of idols.