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At-Tawbah (The Repentance)

Verse 108of 129

لَا تَقُمْ فِيهِ أَبَدًۭا ۚ لَّمَسْجِدٌ أُسِّسَ عَلَى ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ مِنْ أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ أَحَقُّ أَن تَقُومَ فِيهِ ۚ فِيهِ رِجَالٌۭ يُحِبُّونَ أَن يَتَطَهَّرُوا۟ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُطَّهِّرِينَ﴿١٠٨

Translation (Sahih International)

Do not stand [for prayer] within it - ever. A mosque founded on righteousness from the first day is more worthy for you to stand in. Within it are men who love to purify themselves; and Allah loves those who purify themselves.

Word-by-word meaning

لَا(Do) not
تَقُمْtaqumstand
فِيهِfīhiin it
أَبَدًۭا ۚabadanever
لَّمَسْجِدٌlamasjidunA masjid
أُسِّسَussisafounded
عَلَىʿalāon
ٱلتَّقْوَىٰl-taqwāthe righteousness
مِنْminfrom
أَوَّلِawwali(the) first
يَوْمٍyawminday
أَحَقُّaḥaqqu(is) more worthy
أَنanthat
تَقُومَtaqūmayou stand
فِيهِ ۚfīhiin it
فِيهِfīhiWithin it
رِجَالٌۭrijālun(are) men
يُحِبُّونَyuḥibbūnawho love
أَنanto
يَتَطَهَّرُوا۟ ۚyataṭahharūpurify themselves
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuand Allah
يُحِبُّyuḥibbuloves
ٱلْمُطَّهِّرِينَl-muṭahirīnathe ones who purify themselves

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Masjid Ad-Dirar and Masjid At-TaqwaThe reason behind revealing these honorable Ayat is that before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ migrated to Al-Madinah, there was a man from Al-Khazraj called "Abu `Amir Ar-Rahib (the Monk)." This man embraced Christianity before Islam and read the Scriptures. During the time of Jahiliyyah, Abu `Amir was known for being a worshipper and being a notable person among Al-Khazraj.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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