 by all this he meant the quraysh. he says they are merchants and they have taken refuge in the house and when they go out they hang up the eyelids and tree bark on them so that they are recognized and no one kills them.
أراد بهذا كله قريشا. يقول هم تجار وقد اعتصموا بالبيت، وإذا خرجوا علقوا عليهم المقل ولحاء الشجر حتى يعرفوا فلا يقتلهم أحد.