Quran Chapter
9 – 17 (Pt-10, Stg-2) (L-1154) - درس قرآن
Making the Masaajid (Mosques) populous
Chapter Tawbah (Repentance)
– Surah – 9)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in Allaah from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
(I seek refuge in Allaah from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
مَا كَانَ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ أَن يَعْمُرُوا۟ مَسَٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ شَٰهِدِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِم بِٱلْكُفْرِأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَٰلُهُمْ وَفِى ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ خَٰلِدُونَ 17
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17. It is not for the idolaters to tend Allah’s
sanctuaries, bearing witness against themselves of disbelief. As for such,
their works are vain and in the Fire they will abide for ever.
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17. Maa kaana lil-Mush-rikiina
‘any-ya’-muruu masaaji-dAllaahi shaahi-diina ‘alaaa
‘an-fu-sihim- bil-kufr. ‘Ulaaa-‘ika habitat-
‘a’-maaluhum. Wa fin-Naari hum khaali-duun.
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Commentary
‘Any-ya’-muruu – (they
settle), the origin of this word is ‘imaaratun and ‘umuraanun,
which means “to make a place habitable and populous”. It also aims “to build a
house”. Both meanings can be used for the word ta’-miir, which has
been derived from the same word.
Habitat – (are
wasted), this word has been derived from habata, which means “in
vain, to be damaged, to be of no avail”.
It has been described in this
verse that the idolaters of Makkah, who had possessed the Square
Building and the Inviolable Place of Worship around it, they were not able to
look after and protect Masjidil-Haraam. They have become Its guards
for the object that they wanted their awe and influence in the Arab because the
people of Arab used to respect the Square Building and the Inviolable Place of
Worship at Makkah. It was the reason that they used to deal the
guardians of this place with great respect.
It is commanded that the
idolaters do not have any right to be guardians and protectors of the places of
worship. Masjidil-Haraam has been constructed in Makkah on
the name of Allah Almighty. But they have made it an idol-temple (erected many
idols everywhere in the Inviolable Place of Worship), officiate here as priests
and live upon the offerings made to the idols, whereas, the Mosques (Masaajid)
are built only for the worship of Allah Almighty, one God. Those people who
establish the tradition of the worship of idols in the places of God’s worship,
they have been saying the people openly: We disbelieve in one God. Their deeds
have been giving evidence of their infidelity.
Masjid should be used only for the pure worship of Allah Almighty
and everyone should bow and prostrate before Him into It. It is totally
unbecoming act that a place has been specified for the worship of God Almighty,
and after some period the idolaters get possession of such place. They will
gain no fruit whether they serve as much as they may, look after and be
guardians of Masaajid (Mosques), because when actual demand is
not fulfilled from the Masjid; then it is not useful to look after
such kind of Masjid. It is the reason that their entire services
are useless. They will burn continuously in the Fire of Hell for ever due to
their infidelity.
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