Surat e Quraish

Rasulullah ^(SAW) states:

For the one who recites Surat e Quraish once, he will receive ten times the thawaab of everyone who has performed tawaf of the Ka’ba, or observed e’tikaf in it

The History

Each year the merchants of Quraish sent out two commercial caravans from Makkah. In the summer, caravans of camels laden with gold and silver, silk and pearls, traveled to Syria in the north. In winter, caravans of riches headed down south- to Yemen. These prosperous business trips were a way of life and a source of livelihood for the people of Makkah.

The trade routes that the thousands of camels traveled through were dangerous; the land was infested with armed robbers lying in wait for the riches they knew were traversing the desert. They looted and plundered, sparing no one who crossed their paths- no one that is except the caravans of Quraish.

The Quraish were revered by all of the Arabs; their lives centered on the Ka’bah, and it was the source of their prominence and prestige. They were after all the custodians of Baitullah, and the inhabitants of the Haram. Through common understanding and fear of repercussions no one ever harmed their caravans.

The Essence

The magnitude of the thawaab accorded to the one who recites surat e Quraish implies that there is much more ensconced within the four ayats that comprise the surat, than a business account of the people of Quraish

Mohammed ^(SAW) is the Sayed of Quraish, his Wasi, Amir ul Mumineen ^sa and each Imam in their progeny is the Sayed of Quraish. They are the ones who provide sustenance to their followers and safe guard them from the evils and fears of this world and the hereafter. In the winter of Satr, the Dai al Mutlaq provides this sustenance, nourishing mumineen from the Mawa’id of Aale Mohammed ^(SAW) and protecting them from the tribulations of duniya and aakherat.