It now exists in a magnificent form...

It now exists in a magnificent form, with the highest esteem for being the first mosque in Islam and for being constructed by Mohammad the Messenger of God and a group of his truthful companions and disciples. During his subsequent stay in Medina the Messenger of God frequently came to QUBA", and stood in prayer in that sacred mosque.

As we mentioned above under the occasion of the revelation, [ 31 ] some of the hypocrites who were in league with the said treacherous ABUA"MIR, decided to build another mosque in QUBA", somewhat bigger and possessing more splendor, than the existing mosque of piety. They wanted their new and developed mosque to replace that of the prophet for the following purposes:ِ 1- To injure the prophet and his followers, and to impair and lessen the value of the simple mosque of piety in sight of people.

2- To strengthen the principle of blasphemy and disbelief in order to drive people back towards their former heathenism. 3- To create dissension and disagreement of opinion among Muslims. 4- And to establish a place of ambush for the said ABUA"MIR who was a sworn enemy of the prophet and his religion. Strange, that they wanted to wrap all these mischiefs and devilish motive in the covering of a splendid newly built mosque.

God forbade His Messenger to stand in prayer in that mosque of Dissension, built by some debauchers upon deceit, pretence, and hypocrisy; instead of piety and Godliness. The attendants of a mosque can give value to it and not its beautiful walls and attractive ceiling, or luxurious lustres and shades of lamps:ِ `` A mosque founded upon piety from the begining is more becoming for you to stand in it in prayer.

There are men in it who love to purify themselves; and Allah loves those who purify and clean themselves.'' A true Muslim must be clean in body, pure in mind, and sincere in heart. His intention should always be Allah, and his religion pure of worldly gains. VERSE NO. 109 Then the argument comes to a conclusion by the comparison of two kinds of men:ِ one of them builds his life on piety, virtue, and love, which is like building a house upon a firm foundation of rock that will never be shaken.

[ 32 ] The second man builds his house on the brink of a crumbling bank which is apt to fall and demolish. It soon falls down with its constructor, and both plunge into the Fire of Hell! So; which one of the two men is better than the other?