Quraysh, or the whole Muslim community. For instance, the Islamicist RudiParet [de] (d. 1983) identifies bayt (lit. 'house') in the verse of purification
period, including Arthur Jeffrey, W. Montgomery Watt, William Graham, RudiParet, and others, thought it best to treat the Quran as Muslims do (as sacred)
suffering—was common practice throughout the ancient world. According to RudiParet, adverse public opinion was more a point of concern to Muhammad when he
Encyclopaedia of Islam Brill, Leiden. Bd. 3, S.751 Moshe Gil (1987). S. 68; RudiParet: Der Koran. Kommentar und Konkordanz. Kohlhammer Verlag. Stuttgart 1980