The Holy Quran 9:107 — Surah At-Tawbah

Arabic text

وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مَسْجِدًا ضِرَارًا وَكُفْرًا وَتَفْرِيقًۢا بَيْنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِرْصَادًا لِّمَنْ حَارَبَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ وَلَيَحْلِفُنَّ إِنْ أَرَدْنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ

Translation

(Under orders from a Christian called Abu Aamir who formerly lived in Madinah, a group of Munaafiqeen erected a building in Quba to gather other Munaafiqeen and weapons so that they could assist a Roman army planning to attack Madinah. They called the building a Masjid so that suspicion would not be raised, claiming that the existing Masjid in Quba was too far for many old and sickly people and not large enough for the community of Quba. Referring to this plan of theirs, Allaah revealed the following verses.) (Among the Munaafiqeen are) Those who built a Masjid to harm (Islaam and the Muslims), for (the promotion of) kufr, to create disunity between the Mu'mineen, and to prepare for him (Abu Aamir) who fought against Allaah and His Rasool before (in the battles that the Mushrikeen fought against the Muslims). (When asked about the reason for erecting the building) They will most certainly swear (with vigour), "We only intended good." Allaah testifies (is a Witness) that they are definitely liars. (Rasulullaah then instructed some Sahaabah رضي الله تعالى عنهم to demolish this "Masjid", which they did.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Masjid Dirar and the conspiracy of the hypocrites: earlier, mention was made of those who outwardly committed a bad act (staying behind from jihad), but who were pardoned thanks to the soundness of their belief and their admission of error. Here a group is described who outwardly did a good deed (building a mosque)

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