Why is a Muslim place of worship called a mosque?-Denks

Why is a Muslim place of worship called a mosque?

 Because Muslims interpret the word "mosque" based on Arabic grammar, while the meaning of the word "mosque" in the language of the Koran is NOT the same as the meaning of the word "mosque" in Arabic.

 I will explain the meaning of all the words "mosque" based on the Koran as I understand it, but first, this explanation will be long, because the word "mosque" in the Koran does not only refer to "buildings of worship" for Muslims, which initially were almost destroyed by God.  (22:40).

 The word "mosque" comes from the root word "S j d" which in Arabic is interpreted as "sujud" in the sense of bowing physically, until the knees, feet, hands and forehead are parallel to the ground, as a form of worship, so that when it becomes a "mosque",  Arabs interpret it as "a place to prostrate" or "a place to worship".

 Many vocabulary words in Arabic come from words from the Koran, and become words in Arabic with meanings that they have determined themselves, which ultimately become a reference in understanding the Koran, for example the words: prostration, mosque, prayer, zakat,  kaaba, hajj, haram, syahra and hundreds of other words.

 All these words actually have special meanings that can only be explained through the Al-Quran itself, because the Al-Quran has been designed by God to be able to explain itself, so you don't need asbabun nuzul, history, hadith books, let alone Arab understanding, to be able to learn them.  .

 The word "S j d", if it is a verb means: honor, respect, submit, humble, and when it becomes a noun like the word "mosque", the Koran interprets it as "any thing that makes people bound to submit and obey" (in  indefinite form of a noun or multiple meanings).

 When the Angels were commanded by God to "prostrate" to Adam, the angels did not press their foreheads to the ground, but instead paid respect to Adam, just as the Angels paid respect to the Prophet Abraham by saying "salam", when they came to him (and that is how the Koran explains  herself)

 THE WORD "MASJID" IN THE QURAN

 The Koran uses the word "mosque" in various forms, so that each word has its own meaning, but the basis remains the same, namely "anything that makes people bound to submit and obey" (because the Koran is not a verbal language)  .

 Let's look at one by one, all the uses of the word "mosque" in the Koran:

 1. "Masajidallahi" (plural form - 9:17, 9:18, 2:114), can mean God's Commandments, God's verses or God's books, because God's Commandments make believers submit and obey God  .

 9:17 It is not for the polytheists that they keep "God's signs" (masajidallahi), (while) they bear witness to themselves in denial.  These are the people whose deeds are in vain, and they will remain in suffering forever.

 9:18 Indeed, the person who keeps the "verses of God" (masajidallahi) is only the one who believes in God and the Last Day and maintains his relationship with God and purifies it (idiomatic form of the words "prayer and zakat"), not afraid except only of  Lord.  So they have the hope of being among the guided people.

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 Jews and Christians are people who associate partners with God (30:31-32), they trade in God's verses (9:9), break their oaths and try to expel the Prophet (9:13), but the believers hesitate to  fighting them, because they consider Jews and Christians to be people who adhere to God's verses.

 With verse 9:17-18, God strengthens believers that it is not for Jews and Christians to keep God's verses, because they are polytheists, so when they violate the peace agreement, they must be fought.

 The things discussed in the two verses above are the same things discussed in other verses (3:21-22, 18:105, 7:147, 9:69), namely about God's verses, that people  Those who deny God's verses are the ones who destroy their relationship with God, and they are the ones whose deeds are wasted.

 2:114 Who is more unjust than the person who obstructs the "books of God" (Masajidallahi) in which His Name is mentioned, and tries to distort them?  They are the ones who cannot understand it, but are the ones who are afraid.  For them is humiliation in this world, and for them in the afterlife a great punishment.

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 The things discussed in 2:114 above are the same things discussed in other verses (6:21, 6:157, 7:37, 18:57, 2:78-79, 2:140, 2:174  ), namely about God's verses or God's books, not about "God's mosques" where the intended verse is the Jews and Christians, who distorted God's verses by writing books to mislead people (2:79).

 By translating the word "masajidallahi" as "mosques of God", not only is there no evidence whatsoever regarding the existence of mosques of God in the Koran, but it also does not fit the context of the three verses above.

 2. "Masajidu" (plural form - 22:40), means places of worship, because places of worship (monasteries, churches, synagogues, mosques) make their people have a religious attachment to each other, and make them submit and obey the teachings of the  their priests and scholars.

 22:40 “If God had not restrained people from each other, the monasteries, churches, synagogues and mosques (masajidu), in which much mention of the Name of God would have been completely destroyed.

 Verse 22:40 explains that only the polytheists (30:31-32) had "houses of worship" which were almost destroyed by God (monasteries, churches, synagogues, mosques), and the mosques in this verse were places of worship for idol worshipers (  three daughters of God) who have existed since the time of the Prophet Muhammad, who were the main enemies of the Prophet Muhammad.

 3. "al masjid" (singular form - 17:7), means "negri" or "land", because negri is power in an area that binds its people, so that they are subject to the laws that apply in that country.

 17:7 So when the last promise comes, they will treat it badly and will enter the land (al mosque), as they entered it the first time, and to destroy it as completely as possible.

 All the words "al masjid" in the Koran mean "negri", and all the words "al harami" mean "agreement" or "covenant".

 So the meaning of the words "al masjid al haram" is "a country in the Agreement" or "a country whose people are bound by the Agreement", and those people are what are called "bani Israel" (people who are bound by the Agreement that God took  from “israel).

 The Koran is the end of the Agreement that binds "the children of Israel", and to them the Prophet Muhammad was sent, because they were witnesses to the arrival of the Koran.

 "al masjid al haram" in the Koran is the actual explanation regarding the matter of the "land of promise" (Land of Covenant) which is claimed by the "nation of Israel" to this day (27:76).

 Thus the "haram mosque" in Mecca is not the "al masjid al haram" intended in the Koran, because it is all lies and deception created by "al arab" (9:97).

 4. “al masajid” (plural form – 72:18, 2:187), used twice in the Koran, which means:

 * "The right call" (al masajida), because calling on other than God will make people fall into the bonds of polytheism and they will submit and obey other than God.

 * "God's Way" (al masajidi), because following God's Way is a form of bonding with God, and a form of obedience to Him.

 The word "al masajid" in these two verses uses the prefix "al", so the meaning is different from without the prefix "al".

 72:18 And indeed the true call (al masajida) is ONLY to God (lillahi), so do not call anyone with God.

 Calling to Him is something that must be paid attention to because it concerns monotheism, so there are many verses in the Koran that FORBID calling anyone with God or beside God (6:40-41,10:66, 11:101, 13:14, 16:20, 22:62, 25:68, 29:42, 31:30, 40:20, 41:48), because it will make them fall into polytheism.

 2:187 So complete "al shiyama" until the evening, and do not have intimate relations with them, (while) you fight in the Path of God (akifuwna fi al masajidi).  These are God's limits, so don't approach them.  Thus God makes clear His verses for people, so that they may attain piety.

 Please pay attention carefully, the theme of verse 2:187 is the limits of having sex with your wife:

 1. It is forbidden to have sex with your wife on fasting nights, but then God allows it with this verse.

 2. It is forbidden to have sex with your wife while you are fighting in God's Path.

 The prohibition on having sex with one's wife while fighting in God's Path is explained in 2:197, where the meaning of the word "al hajja" in that verse has been distorted by Arabs to justify the existence of their Hajj ritual.

 All the words "al hajj" in the Koran mean "fulfillment of the Covenant with God", one of which is fighting in God's Path (2:197).

 "al masjid al haram" and "al hajj" in the Koran are an inseparable unit, so to interpret the word "al hajj", the understanding of "al masjid al haram" must be understood first.

 Misunderstanding "al masjidi al harami", then until the world ends, the meaning of the words "al hajj" will never be understood.

 The key to understanding the word "al hajj" in the Koran is the agreement between the Prophet Moses and his father-in-law, which is referred to as "tsamaniya hijaj" (eight years of fulfillment of the agreement - 28:27), so that by understanding this, we can easily understand everything  the word "al hajj" in the Koran, as the fulfillment of the Covenant with God which binds the "bani Israel" with various commands.

 With the passing of the Prophet Muhammad, the Agreement that bound the "bani Israel" ended, so that there was no longer such a thing as "al hajj", because the Prophet Muhammad and the believers with him had completed the fulfillment of the Agreement.

 Of course, this understanding will be very difficult to understand for those who do not understand that the Koran is the end of the Agreement that binds "the children of Israel",

 5. “inda kulli masjidin” (used twice in the Koran – 7:29, 7:31)

 The word "inda kulli" = "all", "entire", so that "inda kulli masjidin" is interpreted as "full of gratitude", and can also be "all devotion", because both of these things are a form of surrender and submission to God.

 7:29 Say: My Lord commands with justice, so straighten your intentions with all devotion (inda kulli masjidin), call on Him solely as a religion to Him alone, as He confirms that you will return (to Him).

 Serving God with all your soul and body is a form of total surrender to God, and this verse is in harmony with the commands in other verses (40:14, 40:65, 98:5, 2:208).

 7:31 O children of Adam, wear your jewelry with gratitude ('inda kulli masjidin).  And eat and drink in moderation, indeed He does not like excessive people.

 Humans are creatures who do not know how to be grateful to their God (14;34, 43:15, 100:6, 11:9), so the Koran teaches humans to always be grateful for all the gifts given, and not to follow the steps of Satan,  namely forbidding what God has not forbidden (7:32, 6:142, 24:21, 2:168).

 These two verses have absolutely nothing to do with buildings where Muslims worship.

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 2. “mosque” (used twice in the Koran - 18:21, 9:107), with the meaning:

 * “As a lesson”, because taking lessons from God's signs makes believers fear and obey Him (18:21).

 * "As a religious group bond", because a religious group bond will make its people submit and obey the teachings of their group (9:107).

 18:21 Their God knows them best.  Saying the truth in their dispute, "We will indeed make them a lesson (mosque)."

 The story of the cave dwellers is a sign from God (18:9), so that it can be a lesson for those who believe, and not to make a memorial, let alone make a "mosque".

 This verse is in line with other verses, that God's signs are as a lesson for people of sound understanding (2:269, 3:190, 12:111, 13:19, 14:52), not to create "a place of worship."  ”.

 9:107 And there are those who take as allies religious groups (mosques) which cause destruction and disbelief and divide among the believers, and as protectors who previously opposed God and His Messenger.  They swore: "we desire nothing but goodness", but God was witness that they were liars.

 This verse is related to the desire of hypocritical people from followers of the book to compromise with the Prophet, by inviting believers to follow their existing religious groups, namely Jews and Christians (2:135, 29:12, 2:120,  6:159), and do not have their own religions as God says in the Koran (42:13-15), and the Prophet Muhammad almost followed their wishes (17:73-75).

 They intend "good" so that there will be no more feuds with believers (2:9), so God has emphasized that religious group ties are a form of damage and denial of faith, and divide believers, as intended in  9:107.

 3. "masjidun" (9:108), meaning a group association (continued 9:107).

 9:108 Do not remain in it (that religious group) forever.  A group bond (la-masjidun) should be based on devotion from the first day, it is more appropriate for you to be in it.  In it (the union), there are people who love to purify themselves, and God loves those who purify themselves.

 The only verse in the Koran that allows believers to group together in devotion is in 3:103-104.

 God unites the hearts of believers (3:103), and does not unite them in terms of religious rituals, such as the creed, prayer, fasting, zakat, and pilgrimage as held by Muslims, because it is clear that grouping in religion is a form of polytheism  the real (30:31-32).

 3:104 And let there be among you a group of people (ummatun) who encourage goodness by commanding truth and forbidding evil.  They are the people who succeed.

 The command to group together in this verse is to encourage good and forbid evil, so it is very clear that the basis is piety as intended in 9:108, and once again it is NOT the command to form religious groups like the existence of Jewish, Christian and Islamic religious groups.

 Notes:

 For centuries, those who studied the Koran with an Arabic literary approach and scientific methodology developed by Arabs, have TOTALLY FAILED to understand the Koran, so don't ever want to follow their methods, because the result will only be repeating and repeating their failures.

 What you need to know is that the hadith books that Muslims rely on to this day are teachings that appeared more than 1,000 years before the Koran could actually be translated into various languages ​​in the world, so that no human can understand them.  change it, let alone delete it, even though the Koran says otherwise.

 That is why existing translations of the Al-Quran are forced to be in line with existing teachings, thus making the translation of the Al-Quran low-quality and unknowledgeable, and the Al-Quran even looks like an outdated history book.

 God's plan is above all things (68:44-45), the places of worship of these religious groups were not destroyed by God (22:40), in fact they were allowed to remain "alive" and grow increasingly fertile to this day, so that they can be seen in  between humans, who is rational and who is rational in religion.

 And the result to this day is that the majority of humans are people who are religious (25:44, 7:179).@Denks