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And when Abraham said, 'My Rabb, make this, place, a land secure, in which there is safety: Allahu ta’ālā granted him his request, making it a sanctuary in which no human blood is shed, no injustice is committed towards anyone, no prey is hunted and which is never deserted in any of its parts; and provide its people with fruits: something which actually happened when there came itinerants from as far as Syria, whereas before, it had been devoid of any vegetation or water; such of them as believe in Allahu ta’ālā and al-yawm al-ākher (the Last Day)' (this phrase stands in place of its people, and they are here singled out for mention in the request in accordance with Allah’s saying My covenant shall not reach the evildoers); He, exalted, said, 'And whoever disbelieves, I will also provide with fruits, to him I shall give enjoyment (read either umti'uhu or umatti'uhu), by granting him sustenance in this life, a little, the length of his life, but then I shall compel him, I shall drive him in the Hereafter to the chastisement of the Fire, so that he cannot find an escape - how evil a journey's end!', a place to which to return.