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How can the fact that the Sacred House is a sanctuary for people be reconciled with the incidents of killing that have occurred there, and do verse 2:125 and verse 67 of Surat Al-Ankabut indicate that killing should not occur in Mecca?

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The scholars interpreted the verses "And whoever enters it shall be secure" as a ruling, not a statement of fact. This means that whoever enters the Sacred House must be granted security, and it is impermissible to assault him.

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