Al-Balad 90:1

<h2>Which was revealed in Makkah</h2><div class="arabic uthmani">بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ </div><p>In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.</p><h2>Swearing by the Sanctity of Makkah and Other Things that Man was created in Hardship</h2><p>Here Allah has sworn by Makkah, the Mother of the Towns, addressing its resident (during the non-sacred months,) free in this city in order to draw his attention to the significance of its sanctity when its people are in the state of sanctity. Khusayf reported from Mujahid;</p><div class="arabic uthmani">لاَ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـذَا الْبَلَدِ </div><p>(Nay! I swear by this city;) "The word "La" (Nay) refers to the refutation against them (Quraish). I swear by this city." Shabib bin Bishr narrated from `Ikrimah, from Ibn `Abbas that he said,</p><div class="arabic uthmani">لاَ أُقْسِمُ بِهَـذَا الْبَلَدِ </div><p>(Nay! I swear by this city;) "This means Makkah." Concerning the Ayah:</p><div class="arabic uthmani">وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَـذَا الْبَلَدِ </div><p>(And you are free in this city.) he (Ibn `Abbas) said, "O Muhammad! It is permissable for you to fight in it." Similar was reported from Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu Salih, `Atiyah, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah, As-Suddi and Ibn Zayd. Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, "Allah made it lawful (to fight in) for him (the Prophet ) for one hour of a …

Nay, I swear by this city -

I do call to witness this City;-

I swear by this city (Makkah);

I swear by this land.