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WHAT IS MASJID?

Started by hafeez kazi, May 27, 2004, 05:02:55 PM

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THE MASJID

It is strange that even after 1425 years, the guided Muslims are still struggling hard to know the correct meaning of certain words and interpretations of certain verses mentioned in the Quran. The conspirators corrupted the DEN, which was perfected by Allah, and the Scholars, through their inferior understanding of the QURAN, continued this corruption further. The subsequent scholars had more faith and belief in the conspirators and therefore they continued with their corrupted meanings and interpretations without using their common sense and logic.  

When I read all the verses of the Quran containing the word MASJID, I found that the meaning "place of worship" is not in harmony with the meaning of the verse. The meaning however does not fit in the verses and in some verses it sounds funny.
 
WA- KA- DHAALIKA AcTHARNAA cALAY -HIM LI- YAcLAMO 'ANNA WAcD 'ALLAAH H.AQQ WA- 'ANNA AS- SAAcAH LAA RAYB FE -HAA 'IDH YATANAAZAcON BAYNA -HUM 'AMR -HUM FA- QAALO IBNO cALAY -HIM BUNYAAN (AN) RABB -HUM AcLAM BI- -HIM QAALA 'ALLADHENA GHALABO cALAA 'AMR -HIM LA- NATTAKHIDHANNA cALAY -HIM MASJID (AN) 18:21

And thus We made their case known to the people, that they might know that the Promise of Allah is true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour. (Remember) when they (the people of the city) disputed among themselves about their case, they said: "Construct a building over them, their Lord knows best about them," (then) those who won their point said (most probably the disbelievers): "We verily shall build a place of worship over them." 18:21 (Dr. Mohsin Khan)
 
"Let us surely build a place of worship over them." 18:21 (Abdullah Yousuf Ali)
We verity shall build a place of worship over them. 18:21 (Pickthall)
Surely we will raise over them a place of worship. 18:21 (Daryabdai)

AKHADH / ITTAKHADH = to take, to obtain receive to get to seize grab to take hold to perceive, notice, to gather, understand, infer deduce, to keep, adhere, to observe to take over adopt embrace follow copy imitate to accept to admonish, urge, drive, make use of.      
                   
REFERENCE FROM THE QURAN FOR "NATTAKHIDH"
   
And he (the man) from Egypt who bought him, said to his wife: "Make his stay comfortable, may be he will profit us or (NATTAKHIDH) we shall take him as a son." Thus did We establish Yusuf (Joseph) in the land, that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know not. 12:21

LAcANA -HU 'ALLAAH WA- QAALA LA- ATTAKHIDHANNA MIN cIBAAD -KA NAS.EB(AN) MAFROD.(AN) 4:118

Allah cursed him. And he (Satan) said: "I will take an appointed portion of your slaves;

Does NATTAKHIDHANNA means WE SHALL BUILD
 
WE SHALL ADHERE UNTO / TAKE UPON THEIR ACT OF COMPLIANCE

What was the ACT OF COMPLIANCE of the people of the caves?

We gave strength to their hearts: Behold they stood up and said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and of the earth: NEVER SHALL WE CALL UPON ANY GOD OTHER THAN HIM: if we did; we should indeed have uttered an enormity!" 18:14

The ACT OF COMPLIANCE of the people of caves was that they refused to call any god other than the Lord of the heavens and the earth.

I have a picture of the caves but failed to find any Masjid or structure raised in or around the caves.

QUL 'AMARA RABB -E BI- AL- QIST. WA- AQEMO WUJOH -KUM cINDA KULL MASJID WA- UDcO -HU MUKHLIS.EN LA- -HU AD- DEN KA-MAA BADA'A -KUM TAcODON 7:29
 
Say (O Muhammad SAW): My Lord has commanded justice and (said) that you should face Him only (i.e. worship none but Allah and face the Qiblah, i.e. the Ka'bah at Makkah during prayers) in each and every place of worship, in prayers (and not to face other false deities and idols), and invoke Him only making your religion sincere to Him by not joining in worship any partner to Him and with the intention that you are doing your deeds for Allah's sake only. As He brought you (into being) in the beginning, so shall you be brought into being (on the Day of Resurrection) [in two groups, one as a blessed one (believers), and the other as a wretched one (disbelievers)]. 7:29 (Dr Mohd. Mohsin Khan)

Say: "My Lord hath commanded justice; and that ye set your whole selves (to him) at every time and place of prayer 7:29 (Abdulah Yousuf Ali)

Say: My Lord enjoineth justice. And set your faces, upright (toward Him) at every place of worship 7:29 (Pickthall)

Say thou; my Lord hath enjoined equity, and that ye shall set your faces aright at every prostration, 7:29 (Daryabadi)

AQEMO WUJOH -KUM cINDA KULL MASJID
Set your faces at EVERY MASJID

How did the prophet and his followers face EVERY MASJID when there was not a SINGLE MASJID in Mecca?  
 
Those who hold the MASJID as physical let them demonstrate how will they set their faces at EVERY MASJID of the world?  It is impossible to set / faces at EVERY MASJID of the world AS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF MASAAJID IN THE WORLD.

Facing the mosques means standing outside the mosques. Do we pray outside the mosques? When we are inside the mosque to pray we don't face the mosque but we face the walls

If MASJID is a place of worship then how did the prophet face every place of worship?

What is the purpose and gain behind facing every MASJID or place of worship?

Is the meaning of Masjid prostration?

Is the meaning of WUJOH KUM:  face Him only / set your whole selves?

SEE THE FOUR TRANSLATION HOW THEY DIFFER AND CONTRADICT WITH EACH OTHER.

The word KULL (EVERY) is not related to the PHYSICAL MASJID but to the ACT OF COMPLIANCE.

Say: "My Lord hath commanded justice; and that ye set your DIRECTIONS at EVERY ACT OF COMPLIANCE and call upon Him making your devotion sincere to Him in the System such as he created you in the beginning so shall ye return. "7:29


YAA BANE 'AADAM KHUDHO ZENAH -KUM cINDA KULL MASJID WA- KULO WA- ISHRABO WA- LAA TUSRIFO 'INNA -HU LAA YUH.IBB AL- MUSRIFEN 7:31

O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing your clean clothes), while praying and going round (the Tawaf of) the Ka'bah, and eat and drink but waste not by extravagance, certainly He (Allah) likes not Al-Musrifun (those who waste by extravagance). 7:31

O children of Adam! Wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: 7:31

O Children of Adam! Look to your adornment at every place of worship, 7:31

O Children of Adam! Take your adornment at every worship:  7:31

ZEENAH   =  embellishment  ornament  adornment   decoration  d?cor clothes attire finery toilette

In verse 7:29 we came to know that the word MASJID means a general place of worship and does not have any link with the Muslim MASJID (according to the translators)

How was this order of Allah executed in Mecca when there was no mosque?

What the DISBELIEVERS understood from this verse and in which MASJID did they go with their adornments?

CHILDREN of Adam include Jews, Christians, DISBELIEVERS, Believers and others.

For Jews their MASJID is Synagogue

For Christians their MASJID is the Church

For the DISBELIEVERS their MASJID is Temple of idols

For BELIEVERS there is no MASJID in Mecca (because the verse being revealed in Mecca)

Allah ordering the JEWS, the CHRISTIANS, and the DISBELIEVERS to take their adornments at their EVERY MASJID and thus encouraging them to continue with their PRAYERS with the adornments

The JEWS pray to UZAIR believing him as a Son of Allah

The CHRISTIANS pray to JESUS believing him as a Son of Allah.

The DISBELIEVERS pray to IDOLS believing them as a form of god.  

How shall Allah order the Children of Adam (except the believers in prophet Muhammad pbuh) to continue with their prayers at EVERY MASJID when it is an ACT OF BLASPHEMY?
 
O Children of Adam take your adornments at EVERY ACT OF OBEDIENCE / COMPLIANCE and eat and drink but waste not by extravagance 7:31

Even while showing a way to the stranger or a traveler the ACT OF COMPLIANCE should be ADORNED with  courtesy and love and hoping that Allah will be pleased with this act.


'IN AH.SANTUM AH.SANTUM LI- ANFUS -KUM WA- 'IN ASA'TUM FA- LA- -HAA FA- 'IDHAA JAA'A WAcD AL- 'AAKHIRAH LI- YASO'O WUJOH -KUM WA- LI- YADKHULO AL- MASJID KA-MAA DAKHALO -HU 'AWWAL MARRAH WA- LI- YUTABBIRO MAA cALAW TATBER (AN) 17:7
   
ALAW   =  height  altitude   elevation  highness  loftiness   loudness greatness grandeur      eminence   high rank  prestige  glory  sublime
 
(And We said): "If you do good, you do good for your own selves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves." Then, when the second promise came to pass, (We permitted your enemies) to make your faces sorrowful and to enter the mosque (of Jerusalem) as they had entered it before, and to destroy with utter destruction all that fell in their hands. 17:7

What was the destruction in the MASJID? Nothing! Allah destroyed His own MASJID: is it possible? Why only one MASJID was destroyed?

(And We said): "If you do good, you do good for your own selves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves." Then, when the second promise came to pass, (We permitted your enemies) to deteriorate your faces and to let them enter the MASJID as you ENTERED it the first time, and to destroy whatever the SUBLIME is, in utter destruction. 17:7

SUBLIME: noble and wonderful and causing deep feelings: (LONGMAN DICTIONARY)

The punishment sentenced to the Jews was that their Jerusalem MOSQUE was destroyed while the punishment sentenced to other communities was that they were wiped out from the face of the earth.

They ENTERED the MASJID but did not destroy the MASJID and neither there was anything in the MASJID worth destroying but still the faces of the Jews (YASO'O) worsened and the destruction was of  (cALAW) sublime.  

THE SUBLIME WAS:

Then did We grant you the Return as against them: We gave you increase in resources and sons and made you the more numerous in manpower. 17:6

The enemies never ENTERED the physical MASJID but entered the ACT OF COMPLIANCE to destroy the SUBLIME of the Jews.

The Jews entered the ACT OF COMPLIANCE the first time and NOT THE ENEMIES because the ENEMIES never entered the MASJID the first time to destroy but DIYAAR (Monasteries)

FA- 'IDHAA JAA'A WAcD 'OLAA -HUMAA BAcATHNAA cALAY -KUM cIBAAD(AN) LA- -NAA 'OLE BA'S SHADED FA- JAASO KHILAALA AD- DIYAAR WA- KAANA WAcD(AN) MAFcOL(AN) 17:5

JASSO = to become hard or solid hardness rigidity roughness ruggedness

KHILAAL   =  gap interval cleft crack rupture fissure defectiveness imperfection fault flaw defect shortcoming disturbance upset disorder damage injury harm during  between by through in the course of  within  in (a given period of)   MIN KHILAAL =    through  out of  from

DER  =  convent monastery  abbey  home

When the first of the warnings came to pass We sent against you Our servants given to terrible warfare: And they entered the very inmost parts of your homes; and it was a warning (completely) fulfilled. 17:5

"Entered the innermost part of your homes" what kind of punishment is this? What they did after entering their homes? Nothing! They just entered the innermost part of the homes i.e. Bedroom and came back. Nonsense

When the first of the warnings came to pass We sent against you Our servants given to terrible warfare: They BECAME HARDENED AND RUPTURED THE MONASTERIES and it was a warning (completely) fulfilled. 175

In the first attack the MONASTERIES were attacked and ripped apart and in the second attack the enemies entered the ACT OF COMPLIANCE (of Allah) and destroyed their resources and their sons that were sublime to them and therefore their faces became sorrowful.

The Jews entered the ACT OF COMPLIANCE and ABUSED it and paid the penalty
 
WHAT WAS THE ACT OF COMPLIANCE OF THE JEWS, WHICH THEY ABUSED AND PAID THE PENALTY


ACT OF COMPLIANCE

And remember We took a COVENANT from the children of Israel (to this effect): worship none but Allah; treat with kindness your parents and kindred and orphans and those in need; speak fair to the people; be steadfast in prayer; and practice regular charity.  Then did ye turn back except a few among you and ye backslide (even now). And remember We took your COVENANT (to this effect): SHED NO BLOOD AMONGST YOU NOR TURN OUT YOUR OWN PEOPLE FROM YOU HOMES and this ye solemnly RATIFIED and to this ye can bear witness.

ABUSED ACT OF COMPLIANCE:

AFTER THIS IT IS YOU THE SAME PEOPLE WHO SLAY AMONG YOURSELF AND BANISH A PARTY OF YOU FROM THEIR HOMES; assist (their enemies) against them in guilt and rancor; and if they come to you as captives ye ransom them though it was not lawful for you to banish them.  Then is it only a part of the Book that ye believe in and do ye reject the rest?  But what is the reward for those among you who behave like this but DISGRACE IN THIS LIFE. And on the Day of Judgment they shall be consigned to the most grievous penalty.  For Allah is not unmindful of what ye do.  2:83/84/85


MAA KAANA LI- AL- MUSHRIKEN 'AN YAcMURO MASAAJID 'ALLAAH SHAAHIDEN cALAA ANFUS -HIM BI- AL- KUFR 'OLAA'IKA H.ABIT.AT AcMAAL -HUM WA- FE AN- NAAR HUM KHAALIDON 9:17

It is not for the Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), to maintain the Mosques of Allah (i.e. to pray and worship Allah therein, to look after their cleanliness and their building, etc.), while they witness against their ownselves of disbelief. The works of such are in vain and in Fire shall they abide. 9:17 (Dr. Mohd. Mohsin)                          

'INNA-MAA YAcMUR MASAAJID 'ALLAAH MAN 'AAMANA BI- 'ALLAAH WA- AL- YAWM AL- 'AAKHIR WA- AQAAMA AS.- S.ALAAH WA- 'AATAA AZ- ZAKAAH WA- LAM YAKHSHA 'ILLAA 'ALLAAH FA- cASAA 'OLAA'IKA 'AN YAKONO MIN AL- MUHTADEN 9:18

The Mosques of Allah shall be maintained only by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day; perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat and fear none but Allah. It is they who are expected to be on true guidance. 9:18 (Dr. Mohd. Mohsin Khan)

The mosques of Allah shall be visited and maintained by such as believe in Allah and the Last Day establish regular prayers and practice regular charity and fear none (at all) except Allah. It is they who are expected to be on true guidance. 9:18 (Abdullah Yousuf Ali)

YAcMURU = to be inhabited

AcMIR    = inhabited populated ????? flourishing thriving prosperous   booming full of life ????? ample abundant ????? big large sizable ????? ??)) full (of) filled (with) grant someone a long life keep alive outlive make prosperous make inhabited

It is not for the polytheists, to INHABIT the ACTS OF COMPLIANCE OF ALLAH while they witness against their own selves of disbelief. The works of such are in vain and in Fire shall they abide 9:17

WHAT IS THE DISBELIEF OF THE POLYTHEIST?

DISBELIEF IN ONE ALLAH OR THE MOSQUE?

Yes it is in One Allah they disbelieved and therefore it is not for them to INHABIT the ACT OF COMPLIANCE of Allah while they are witnesses against their ownselves of disbelief.

Verily those will INHABIT the ACTS OF COMPLIANCE OF ALLAH who believe in Allah and the Last Day executes the commitments and gives purity and fears none but Allah. It is they who are expected to be on true guidance. 9:18

Verily those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and executes the commitments or the covenants which he has covenanted with Allah and gives them purity and fears none but Allah are supposed to be on right guidance and they INHABIT the ACT OF COMPLIANCE / obedience of Allah 24 hours a day round the clock.

MAA KAANA LI- AL- MUSHRIKEN 'AN YAcMURO MASAAJID 'ALLAAH
It is not for the Mushrikun to MAINTAIN the Mosques of Allah

Which Muslim will employ disbelievers for the maintenance of the mosque? Even today when there is an environment of peace between the believers and the disbelievers, no Muslim would ever employ any disbeliever for the maintenance of the Masjid let alone at the time of the prophet when there was hostility 24 hours a day. How many MASAAJID did the disbelievers built in Medina of their own and maintained it. Why should the polytheist maintain the MASJID of Allah while they do not believe in Allah and His messenger? Why should they spend money on maintenance of the mosques of the believers rather than spending on their own temples? WILL A SUNNI maintain a MASJID of SHIITE or a SHIITE maintain a MASJID of the SUNNI. NO! If these two sects cannot maintain each other's Masjid then how do we expect the staunch disbelievers to maintain the MASAAJID in which they do not pray and while they consider the believers as their strong enemies.


WA- 'ALLADHENA ITTAKHADHO MASJID (AN) D.IRAAR (AN) WA- KUFR (AN) WA- TAFREQ (AN) BAYNA AL- MU'MINEN WA- IRS.AAD (AN) LI- MAN H.AARABA 'ALLAAH WA- RASOL -HU MIN QABLU WA- LA- YAH.LIFUNNA 'IN ARADNAA 'ILLAA AL- H.USNAA WA- 'ALLAAH YASHHAD 'INNA -HUM LA- KAADHIBON 9:107

And as for those who put up a mosque by way of harming and disbelief, and to disunite the believers, and as an outpost for those who warred against Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad SAW) afore time, they will indeed swear that their intention is nothing but good. Allah bears witness that they are certainly liars. 9:107

RASAD    = to observe watch to monitor to surveillance to appropriate earmark allocate allot

How a physical mosque could harm the believers?
How a physical mosque could be put up in disbelief?
How a physical mosque could ever create division among the believers?
How a physical mosque could be used as an outpost?

And those who MAKES USE OF the ACT OF COMPLIANCE to hurt and in disbelief, and creating divisions between the believers, and monitoring for those who warred against Allah and His Messenger of before, they will indeed swear that their intention is nothing but good. Allah bears witness that they are certainly liars' 9:107

In a physical mosque there is no question of any DISBELIEF and no physical mosque can ever disunite the believers. But those hypocrites who were wearing the mask of the ACT OF COMPLIANCE of Allah and mingled with the believers and kept a vigil on their every action while they monitored for those who warred against Allah and His messenger of before will certainly swear that their intention was nothing except good.

Are the hypocrites lying to defend their putting up a physical MASJID to disunite the believers or lying to defend their ACTIONS to disunite the believers?

And among the ARABS round about you, some are HYPOCRITES, and so are some among the people of Al-Madinah, they exaggerate and persist in HYPOCRISY, you (O Muhammad SAW) KNOW THEM NOT. We know them. We shall punish them twice, and thereafter they shall be brought back to a great (horrible) torment. 9:101

Intention is always liked with the ACTIONS and every action has two aspects, GOOD and BAD.
 

LAA TAQUM FE -HI 'ABAD (AN) LA- MASJID 'USSISA cALAA AT- TAQWAA MIN 'AWWAL YAWM AH.AQQ 'AN TAQOM FE -HI FE -HI RIJAAL YUH.IBBON 'AN YATAT.AHHARO WA- 'ALLAAH YUH.IBB AL- MUT.T.AHHIREN 9:108

Never stand you therein. Verily, the mosque whose foundation was laid from the first day on piety is more worthy that you stand therein (to pray). In it are men who love to purify themselves. And Allah loves those who make themselves pure (i.e. who clean their private parts with dust [i.e. to be considered as soap) and water from urine and stools, after answering the call of nature]. 9: 108

Surprisingly the prophet is forbidden to stand in such mosque rather than praying?
 
Verily the masjid founded from the first day on the piety:

Is there any mosque in the world, which is founded on piety and that too from the first day. Could this verse be linked to the physical MASJID. The building needs cement steel sand etc and not piety.

In it are men who love to purify themselves:

Those who are IN IT love to purify themselves means, those who live, dwell or inhabit and NOT those who VISIT the mosque for PRAYERS and for sure nobody is dwelling in the MASJID.

Those who are IN IT love to purify themselves: what do we mean by purification, Physical cleaning (as interpreted by Mohsin Khan) or spiritual cleaning?

WA- MAA KAANA JAWAAB QAWM -HI 'ILLAA 'AN QAALO AKHRIJO -HUM MIN QARYAH -KUM 'INNA -HUM UNAAS YATAT.AHHARON 7:82

And the answer of his people was only that they said: "Drive them out of your town, these are indeed men who want to be pure (from sins)!" 7:82

FA- MAA KAANA JAWAAB QAWM -HI 'ILLAA 'AN QAALO AKHRIJO 'AAL LOT. MIN QARYAH -KUM 'INNA -HUM UNAAS YATAT.AHHARON 27:56

There was no other answer given by his people except that they said: "Drive out the family of Lout (Lot) from your city. Verily, these are men who want to be clean and pure!" 27:56

The people of LUT considered LUT and his family as pure and clean from the sins, therefore those who are in the MASJID are those who love to be clean and PURIFY themselves from sins.

The objective of   MASJID (Verse 108) is very clear. It is to purify the people from sins and there is no such mosque in this world, which is able to do this job. The word MASJID in the Quran does not refer to any place of worship, but it was the deliberate corruptions by the conspirators to divert the people from the path of Allah. The meaning of MASJID is the ACT OF COMPLIANCE from the root word of Sajada, which is Submit.
 
Never SUPPORT you therein. Verily, the ACT OF COMPLIANCE whose foundation was laid from the first day on piety is more worthy that you SUPPORT therein. In it are men who love to purify themselves from (sins) and Allah loves those who make themselves pure (from sins) 9:108

It is those who are 24 hours engaged in the ACT OF COMPLIANCE of Allah love to purify themselves from the sins and those who VISIT the physical MASJID are simply following the rituals enjoined on them by their scholars.

'A- FA- MAN 'ASSASA BUNYAAN -HU cALAA TAQWAA MIN 'ALLAAH WA- RID.WAAN KHAYR 'AM MIN 'ASSASA BUNYAAN -HU cALAA SHAFAA JURUF HAAR FA- INHAARA BI- -HI FE NAAR JAHANNAM WA- 'ALLAAH LAA YAHDE AL- QAWM AZ.- Z.AALIMEN 9:109

Is it then he, who laid the foundation of his building on piety for Allah and His Good Pleasure, better, or he who laid the foundation of his building on an undetermined brink of a precipice, so that it crumbles with him in the Fire of Hell. And Allah guides not the people who are the Zalimun (cruel, violent, proud, polytheist and wrong-doer). 9:109

This verse is emphasising on the BUILDING of an INDIVIDUAL [(BUNYAAN -HU) His Building] and every individual cannot build a MASJID.

Allah is not pleased with the physical structures but pleased with the ACTS, which are executed according to HIS commands

There are two STRUCTURES; the one, which is founded on piety and for Allah and His pleasure, is better than the other STRUCTURE whose foundation is on the brink of precipice (without faith) ready to crumble to pieces.

So that it crumbles with him in the Fire of Hell

No PHYSICAL STRUCTURE will crumble with the disbeliever in the fire of the Hell but it is the STRUCTURE of polytheism and DISBELIEF in one Allah that will crumble with him in the fire of the Hell.
 
Allah guides not those who are ZAALIMUN who build their buildings whose foundation is on the brink of precipice (without faith) but guides those who are righteous and execute all ACTS OF COMPLIANCES for His good pleasure.
 
LAA YAZAAL BUNYAAN -HUM 'ALLADHE BANAW REBAH FE QULOB -HIM 'ILLAA 'AN TAQAT.T.AcA QULOB -HUM WA- 'ALLAAH cALEM H.AKEM 9:110

The building, which they built, will never cease to be a cause of hypocrisy and doubt in their hearts, unless their hearts are cut to pieces. (i.e. till they die). And Allah is All-Knowing, All Wise. 9:110

YAZAAL   =  to remove  eliminate   to get rid of  to put an end to
RIBA        =  to to increase  grow  ????? ???  to exceed  be more than

The verse is wrongly translated and corrupted.

Their STRUCTURE, which they built, will never put an end to their (KUFR verse 9:107) GROWING in their HEARTS unless their hearts are cut to pieces. And Allah is All-Knowing, All Wise. 9:110

Is PHYSICAL building capable of growing DISBELIEF / HYPOCRISY in the hearts?

It is the POLYTHEISM, which they have built in their hearts, will not end their disbelief in One Allah unless their hearts are cut to pieces.

The disbelievers in the veil of the Act of compliance intended to harm and disunite the believers and monitored for those who warred against Allah and His messenger of before and when they were caught they lied to defend their actions. The polytheism, which they built, would never put an end to their growing disbelief in their hearts unless their hearts are cut to pieces. Prophet is warned not to SUPPORT such Acts of compliance whose foundation is on the brink of precipice built by the ZALIMUN and ready to crumble and ordered to SUPPORT the Acts of compliance whose foundation is on piety from the first day and for the pleasure of Allah.  


WA- MAN AZ.LAM MIN MAN MANAcA MASAAJID 'ALLAAH 'AN YUDHKAR FE -HAA ISM -HU WA- SAcAA FE KHARAAB -HAA  'OLAA'IKA MAA KAANA LA- -HUM 'AN YADKHULO -HAA 'ILLAA KHAA'IFEN LA- -HUM FE AD- DUNYAA KHIZY WA- LA- -HUM FE AL- 'AAKHIRAH cADHAAB cAZ. EM 2:114

And who is more unjust than those who forbid that Allah's Name be glorified and mentioned much (i.e. prayers and invocations, etc.) in Allah's Mosques and strive for their ruin? It was not fitting that such should themselves enter them (Allah's Mosques) except in fear. For them there is disgrace in this world, and they will have a great torment in the Hereafter. 2:114

And who is more unjust than he who forbids that in places for the worship of Allah

And who doth greater wrong than he who forbiddeth the approach to the sanctuaries of Allah

And who is more unjust than he who preventeth the mosques of Allah

All four translations differ and contradict with each other.

And who is more unjust than those who forbid THE ACTS OF COMPLIANCE OF ALLAH to remember in them His Name and strive for their ruin? For those it is not for them to enter them except those who fear. For them there is disgrace in this world, and they will have a great torment in the Hereafter.

WA- MAN AZ.LAM MIN MAN MANAcA MASAAJID 'ALLAAH
And who is more unjust than those who FORBID Allah's Acts of Compliance

'AN YUDHKAR FE -HAA ISM -HU
To remember in them His Name

WA- SAcAA FE KHARAAB -HAA      
And strive for their ruin

'OLAA'IKA MAA KAANA LA- -HUM 'AN YADKHULO -HAA
For those it is not for them to enter them

'ILLAA KHAA'IFEN
Except those who fear

REFERENCES FROM QURAN

QAALA MAA MANAcA -KA 'AN LAA TASJUD 'IDH 'AMARTU -KA QAALA 'ANAA KHAYR MIN -HU KHALAQTA -NE MIN NAAR WA- KHALAQTA -HU MIN T.EN 7:12

(Allah) said: "What prevented you that you did not prostrate, when I commanded you?" Iblis said: "I am better than him (Adam), You created me from fire, and him You created from clay." 7:12

WA- MAA MANAcA -NAA 'AN NURSIL BI- AL- 'AAYAAT 'ILLAA 'AN KADHDHABA BI- -HAA AL- 'AWWALON WA- 'AATAYNAA THAMOD AN- NAAQAH MUBS.IRAH FA- Z.ALAMO BI- -HAA WA- MAA NURSIL BI- AL- 'AAYAAT 'ILLAA TAKHWEF(AN) 17:59

And nothing stops Us from sending the Ayat (proofs, evidences, signs) but that the people of old denied them. And We sent the she-camel to Thamud as a clear sign, but they did her wrong. And We sent not the signs except to warn, and to make them afraid (of destruction). 17:59
 
Read the above two verses for the correct translation of the words MANAcA -KA (prevented you) and MANAcA -NAA (stops Us) and compare it with the verse 2:114 and notice the corruption

Read both the translation of verse 2:114 with care and you will notice that the MOSQUE of Allah is mentioned TWICE but the translators twisted the words and used the MOSQUES of Allah only once.  

MANAcA MASAAJID 'ALLAAH
Forbid MOSQUES OF ALLAH

'AN YUDHKAR FE -HAA ISM -HU
To remember IN THEM His name

It is ridiculous and foolish to think that anyone can FORBID THE PHYSICAL MOSQUES OF ALLAH to remember His name in the PHYSICAL MOSQUES

The second corruption

'ILLAA KHAA'IFEN
Except those WHO FEAR and not "IN FEAR"

Is the mosque open ONLY for those WHO FEAR, and not for others?

The ACT OF COMPLIANCE is only for those who fear Allah

According to the corrupted translation Muslims should enter the mosque in fear and as per the correct translation those who fear Allah should enter mosque, and how many Muslims fear Allah. I believe only handfuls of Muslims who really fear Allah.

To remember and praise Allah is the foremost duty of the believers and when it is executed that becomes an ACT OF COMPLIANCE or obedience or fulfillment.

UH.ILLA LA- -KUM LAYLAH AS.- S.IYAAM AR- RAFATH 'ILAA NISAA' -KUM  HUNNA LIBAAS LA- -KUM WA- 'ANTUM LIBAAS LA- -HUNNA  cALIMA 'ALLAAH 'ANNA -KUM KUNTUM TAKHTAANON ANFUS -KUM  FA- TAABA cALAY -KUM WA- cAFAA cAN -KUM  FA- AL-'AAN BAASHIRO -HUNNA  WA- IBTAGHO MAA KATABA 'ALLAAH LA- -KUM  WA- KULO WA- ISHRABO  H.ATTAA YATABAYYAN LA- -KUM AL- KHAYT. AL- ABYAD. MIN AL- KHAYT. AL- ASWAD MIN AL- FAJR THUMMA ATIMMO AS. - S.IYAAM 'ILAA AL- LAYL WA- LAA TUBAASHIRO -HUNNA WA- 'ANTUM cAAKIFON FE AL- MASAAJID TILKA H.UDOD 'ALLAAH FA- LAA TAQRABO -HAA KA- DHAALIKA YUBAYYIN 'ALLAAH 'AAYAAT -HI LI- AN- NAAS LAcALLA -HUM YATTAQON 2:187

hafeez kazi

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cAAKIF  =  to devote or dedicate oneself to  to engage in  to be engaged in   occupied with

It is made lawful for you to have sexual relations with your wives on the night of As-Saum (the fasts). They are Libas for you and you are the same for them. Allah knows that you used to deceive yourselves, so He turned to you and forgave you. So now have sexual relations with them and seek that which Allah has ordained for you, and eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of night), then complete your Saum (fast) till the nightfall. And do not have sexual relations with them (your wives) while you are in I'tikaf (i.e. confining oneself in a mosque for prayers and invocations leaving the worldly activities) in the mosques. These are the limits (set) by Allah, so approach them not. Thus does Allah make clear His Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, revelations, verses, laws, legal and illegal things, Allah's set limits, orders, etc.) to mankind that they may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V.2:2). 2:187

But do not associate with your wives while ye are in retreat in the mosques. 2:187  

And touch them not, but be at your devotions in the mosques 2:187

And copulate not with them while ye are retreating in the mosques 2:187

Is cAAKIFON FE AL- MASAAJID obligatory?

Certainly all ORDERS of Allah are OBLIGATORY therefore it is the DUTY of all Muslims to observe ITIKAF in the MASJID for the WHOLE MONTH OF RAMADAN. This is because the number of days for Itikaf is not mentioned in the Quran. Just imagine if all adult male and women Muslims retreat in the mosque then what would be the condition of that Muslim country / state/ city / town / village.  

WA- LAA TUBAASHIRO -HUNNA WA- 'ANTUM cAAKIFON FE AL- MASAAJID

And do not approach them while you are dedicated in the Acts of compliance.

REFERENCES FROM QURAN FOR cAAKIF
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IDH QAALA LI- 'ABE -HI WA- QAWM -HI MAA HAADHIHI AT- TAMAATHEL 'ALLATE 'ANTUM LA- -HAA cAAKIFON 21:52

When he said to his father and his people: "What are these images, to which you are devoted?" 21:52

QAALO LAN NABRAH. cALAY -HI cAAKIFEN H.ATTAA YARJIc 'ILAY -NAA MOSAA 20:91

They had said: "We will not abandon this cult but we will devote ourselves to it until Moses returns to us. 20:91

QAALA FA- IDHHAB FA- 'INNA LA- -KA FE AL- H.AYAAH 'AN TAQOL LAA MISAAS WA- 'INNA LA- -KA MAWcID (AN) LAN TUKHLAF -HU WA- UNZ.UR 'ILAA 'ILAAH -KA 'ALLADHE Z.ALTA cALAY -HI cAAKIF (AN) LA- NUH.ARRIQANNA -HU THUMMA LA- NANSIFANNA -HU FE AL- YAMM NASF (AN) 20:97

Musa (Moses) said: "Then go away! And verily, your (punishment) in this life will be that you will say: "Touch me not; and verily, you have a promise that will not fail. And look at your ilah (Allah), to which you have been devoted. We will certainly burn it, and scatter its particles in the sea." 20:97

QAALO NAcBUD AS.NAAM (AN) FA- NAZ.ALL LA- -HAA cAAKIFEN 26:71

They said: "We worship idols, and to them we are ever devoted." 26:71

The meaning of cAAKIFON (???) is not retreating or itikaaf but devoted / dedicated. There is no command in the Quran to dedicate or devote in the MOSQUES. To think about approaching wives in the MOSQUE is ridiculous and nonsense when the intention while entering the mosque is to pray and nothing else.

The first part of the verse says that we may approach our wives at night without exception unless they are unclean. So there is no restriction to approach our wives at night. This too is an ACT OF COMPLIANCE. But the restriction of not approaching to our wives from dawn till the night while fasting is another ACT OF COMPLIANCE

The fasting was also enjoined on the people the Book but they had no cAAKIF and they were forbidden to approach their wives the whole month of fasting, but Allah forgave the believers and made it lawful for believers to approach their wives at night, but kept the restriction during fasting.

Remember the DEN right from Abraham to the last prophet was the same.

He (Allah) has ordained for you the same religion (Islam) which He ordained for Nuh (Noah), and that which We have inspired in you (O Muhammad SAW), and that which We ordained for Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses?) and 'Iesa (Jesus) saying you should establsh religion (i.e. to do what it orders you to do practically), and make no divisions in it (religion) (i.e. various sects in religion). Intolerable for the Mushrikun, is that to which you (O Muhammad SAW) call them. Allah chooses for Himself whom He wills, and guides unto Himself who turns to Him in repentance and in obedience 42:13

'ALLADHENA UKHRIJO MIN DIYAAR -HIM BI- GHAYR H.AQQ 'ILLAA 'AN YAQOLO RABB -NAA 'ALLAAH WA- LAW-LAA DAFc 'ALLAAH AN- NAAS BAcD. -HUM BI- BAcD. LA- HUDDIMAT S.AWAAMIc WA- BIYAc WA- S.ALAWAAT WA- MASAAJID YUDHKAR FE -HAA ISM 'ALLAAH KATHER(AN) WA- LA- YANS.URANNA 'ALLAAH MAN YANS.UR -HU 'INNA 'ALLAAH LA- QAWEY cAZEZ 22:40

SAUMAc        = cell   hermitage (secluded residence) monk's cell Monasteries

BIYAc             = Church Synagogue

SALAWAAT  = Prayers Blessings

MASAAJID    = Mosques

 
Those who have been expelled from their homes unjustly only because they said: "Our Lord is Allah." - For had it not been that Allah checks one set of people by means of another, monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, wherein the Name of Allah is mentioned much would surely have been pulled down. Verily, Allah will help those who help His (Cause). Truly, Allah is All-Strong, All-Mighty. 22:40

Those who have been expelled from their homes unjustly only because they said: "Our Lord is Allah." - For had it not been that Allah checks one set of people by means of another, Monasteries, churches / synagogues, COMMITMENTS, and ACT OF COMPLIANCE, would have been destroyed. Remember much, IN THEM (COMMITMENTS AND ACTS OF COMPLIANCES) the name of Allah. Verily, Allah will help those who help His (Cause). Truly, Allah is All-Strong, All Mighty

YUDHKAR FE -HAA ISM 'ALLAAH KATHER(AN)
Remember in them much, the name of Allah.

A simple command to remember His name and no Muslim will ever remember the name of Allah in Monasteries, Synagogues and Churches except in his COMITMENTS and the ACTS OF COMPLIANCE

The monasteries, synagogue and churches would have been destroyed and the commitments and the acts of obedience to respect each other, to protect each other's property and place of worship would have been destroyed had it not been checked by Allah through each other. Believers are commanded to remember the name of Allah in all their COMMITMENTS and ACTS OF COMPLIANCE.

Remember according to the translators

SALAWAAT means BLESSINGS (Verse 2:157)
SALAWAAT means PRAYERS  (Verse 2:238 23:9)    
SALAWAAT means PRAYERS / INVOCATIONS (Verse 9:99 9:109)
SALAWAAT means SYNAGOGUES / ORATORIES (Verse 22:40)

The meaning goes on changing to accommodate the mind set of the translators.

Prayers are not destroyable therefore the meaning has to be changed to synagogues (the place where the Jews meet for Religious Worship) to align with the Masjid.

But the meaning of BIYAc in the dictionary is = CHURCH as well as SYNAGOGUE

Remember in verse 17:7 Allah said that he allowed the enemies of the Jews to enter the MASJID but in above verse Allah says that BIYAc would have been destroyed. BIYAc is the name of the place of the worship of the Jews / Christians, then why the enemies did not enter the BIYAc and instead entered the MASJID .17:7

IS THE NAME OF ALLAH REMEMBERED IN THE HERMITAGE OF THE MONKS?

WHO ARE THESE MONKS? ARE THEY PAGAN OR BUDDHIST?

IS THE NAME OF UZAIR OR ALLAH MUCH REMEMBERED IN THE SYNAGOGUE?

IS THE NAME OF JESUS OR ALLAH MUCH REMEMBERED IN THE CHURCH?

And the JEWS say: UZAIR (Ezra) is the SON OF ALLAH, and the CHRISTIANS say: MESSIAH IS THE SON OF ALLAH. That is a saying from their mouths. They imitate the saying of the DISBELIEVERS of old. Allah's CURSE be on THEM, how they are DELUDED away from the TRUTH! 9:30

They (JEWS and CHRISTIANS) took their RABBIS and their PRIESTS to be their LORDS besides ALLAH, and MESSIAH, son of Mary, while they (Jews and Christians) were commanded to worship none but ONE ILAH (God - Allah) La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). Praise and glory be to Him, (far above is He) from having the PARTNERS they ASSOCIATE (with Him)." 9:31

Why should Allah DEFEND the EXISTENCE of SYNAGOGUE and CHURCH and say that His Name is REMEMBERED much in them, wherein an open BLASPHEMY is committed against HIM?

Remember if the Masjid is a place of worship then this would not have happened

(And We said): "If you do good, you do good for your own selves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves." Then, when the second promise came to pass, (We permitted your enemies) to make your faces sorrowful and to ENTER the MOSQUE as they had entered it before, and to DESTROY with utter destruction all that fell in their hands. 17:7

Allah would not have DESTROYED His OWN place of WORSHIP

Ash Shuura

QuoteAQEMO WUJOH -KUM cINDA KULL MASJID
Set your faces at EVERY MASJID

How did the prophet and his followers face EVERY MASJID when there was not a SINGLE MASJID in Mecca?

Peace,

When I come across like the above, I am wondering how accurate the rest of the article is. If it said set your faces to every masjid what you say you would be correct. If you set your face at every masjid that indicates to me whichever masjid you are set your face towards the direction that is ordained.

mz357

Salaam as-shuura,
                           if you don't mind can you say what you meant by

"Set your face to the direction that is ordained " - if you meant anything specific.

Thanks and Salaams.

truth

Peace,

The meaning of 'masjid' has been discussed previously especially in the context of 'masjid-al-haram'.

The meaning that the Quran suggests is:

masjid = awareness or acknowledgement.

Then the verse you quote:

QuoteMAA KAANA LI- AL- MUSHRIKEN 'AN YAcMURO MASAAJID 'ALLAAH
It is not for the Mushrikun to MAINTAIN the Mosques of Allah

becomes:

"It is not for the mushrikun to maintain an awareness of Allah."


You will see that it also fits in with the people of the cave. In fact it is almost instructive in its explication as it suggests that the witnesses ought to construct a BUILDING in the first instance as per:


[18:21] We caused them to be discovered, to let everyone know that GOD's promise is true, and to remove all doubt concerning the end of the world.* The people then disputed among themselves regarding them. Some said, "Let us build a building around them." Their Lord is the best knower about them. Those who prevailed said, "We will build a place of worship around them."

But then the ones who prevailed rejected the idea of a physical building and instead built an AWARENESS of this event which fits in with the widespread nature of this story amongst the people of the time.

Thus 'masjid-al-haram' is not a building in Mecca SA, instead it is quite literally an "acknowledgement/awareness of the forbidden".


Peace be on you.


"the Knower of the Unseen, and He reveals unto none His secret,
Save unto a messenger whom He has chosen, and He made an affirmer before him and another follow him.

Wakas

peace all,

I think I looked up the root of "wujoh" once, I cant remember all the meanings but it can mean face/direction/purpose, thus as far as I'm aware it doesn't just mean physical face.


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Ash Shuura

Quote from: "mz357"Salaam as-shuura,
                           if you don't mind can you say what you meant by

"Set your face to the direction that is ordained " - if you meant anything specific.

Thanks and Salaams.

Salaamz mz,

I mean the possibility of this referring to facing a physical or a non physical direction, for example facing towards rightousness. Since, my knowledge is unconclusive on the subject I left it open ended. I have serious doubts regarding facing a physical direction such as what is called Ka'bah.

22:26 Behold! We gave the site, to Abraham, of the (Sacred) House, (saying): "Associate not anything (in worship) with Me; and sanctify My House for those who compass it round, or stand up, or bow, or prostrate themselves (therein in prayer).

hafeez kazi

peace to truth

How will you explain the following verse while you understand Masjid as awareness / acknowledge

'IN AH.SANTUM AH.SANTUM LI- ANFUS -KUM WA- 'IN ASA'TUM FA- LA- -HAA FA- 'IDHAA JAA'A WAcD AL- 'AAKHIRAH LI- YASO'O WUJOH -KUM WA- LI- YADKHULO AL- MASJID KA-MAA DAKHALO -HU 'AWWAL MARRAH WA- LI- YUTABBIRO MAA cALAW TATBER (AN) 17:7


(And We said): "If you do good, you do good for your own selves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves." Then, when the second promise came to pass, (We permitted your enemies) to make your faces sorrowful and to enter the mosque (of Jerusalem) as they had entered it before, and to destroy with utter destruction all that fell in their hands. 17:7

(We permitted your enemies) to make your faces sorrowful and to ENTER THE AWARENESS as they had entered before AND DESTROY WITH UTTER DESTRUCTION.

WHAT WAS THE AWARENESS. IN WHCIH THE ENEMIES ENTERED.

thanks

truth

Peace to you,

In my post above you will note that I mentioned that the discussion regarding 'masjid' was particularly relevant in relation to 'masjid-al-haram' which would mean 'awareness/acknowledgement of the forbidden'.

See: http://www.free-minds.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1008 for more details of the reasoning.

Now the context for 17:7 is established by the dual mention of 'masjid' in 17:1.  You will notice that in 17:1 the prophet given the Quran is taken from mere acknowledgement of the forbidden to the highest awareness of the signs of God.  You will note:

"Praise be to GOD who moved His servant at night from the acknowledgement of the forbidden to the highest understanding which We blessed throughout, in order that We might show him (make him understand) some of Our Signs: for He is the One Who Hears and Sees." Quran 17:1


God finishes the verse with the qualities of hearing and seeing - and explains the purpose as to increase the prophet's understanding and knowledge.

In 17:2 this understanding of the verse is furthered by the fact that Moses is also given a scripture which guides and furthers understanding of God's signs. The journey is on a mental plane - an increase in the awareness of God.


Therefore when we come to 17:7; we are revisiting the concept of masjid as established in 17:1 - note that acknowledgement/awareness has the concepts of recognition/cognizance and consciousness intertwined within it and these shades of meaning are reasonable to include in the understanding. Another understanding of masjid derived from 'sujud' meaning hearing and obeying makes masjid - the state of hearing and obeying - again similar to acknowledging and being aware of God.

"If you do good, you do good for your own selves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves." Then, when the second promise came to pass, (We permitted your enemies) to make your faces sorrowful and to enter the state of awareness as they had entered before, and to destroy with utter destruction all that fell in their hands. 17:7

I believe that we are entering that awareness right now.  It is only with this awareness that God will guide us further to victory:

110:1     When triumph comes from GOD, and victory.
110:2    You will see the people embracing GOD's system in throngs.
110:3    You shall glorify and praise your Lord, and implore Him for forgiveness. He is the Redeemer.


Peace


"the Knower of the Unseen, and He reveals unto none His secret,
Save unto a messenger whom He has chosen, and He made an affirmer before him and another follow him.

mz357

Salaams Hafeez,

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                      just went over your topic to see any discrepencies - came accross two please check and verify.

7:29

"INDA" = WITH  - 2:54,2:62 and at other places in the quran.

if WITH is used in 7:29  the mistranslation becomes very clear.

2.--------

22:40
            BIYAc  which is usually translated as a church/synagogue

same word throughout the quran  e.g 24:37 and 14:31 and 2.254 so on.

is actually translated as a SALE OR BARGAINING.

which when taken with  SALAWAAT and SUBMISSION would point at swameo not being a physical structure neither but as it only accurs in the whole of the quran once ,i think,it cannot be confirmed as to what it is.

So what is Hudemat? in 22:40

Salaams