(Al-Balad) 90 : 1
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
Nay! I do swear by this City.
“This City” mentioned here is Mecca, which is the center of the earth. When the Book was being revealed, the world was in darkness, and mankind was about to be snatched, as told in verse 29: 67. But Mecca was the land that gave peace, tranquillity, and safety to mankind – and it still does today. See explanation 27: 91-92; 28: 57; 29: 67-69.