Masjid al-Dirar (the mosque of harm)

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Masjid al-Dirar (the mosque of harm) was a structure reportedly built by hypocrites in early Islamic history to sow discord among Muslims and was condemned in the Qur’anic chapter of Bara’ah (At-Tawbah).

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Label Occurrences
Masjid al-Dirar (the mosque of harm) canonical 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical site in early Islam ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
religious building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Masjid al-Ḍirār ⓘ
Masjid al-Ḍirār wa’l-Kufr ⓘ
linked to: Masjid al-Ḍirār

the mosque of harm ⓘ
associatedWithConcept dirar (harm) ⓘ
fitnah (discord) ⓘ
nifaq (hypocrisy) ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Tabuk expedition ⓘ
builtBy hypocrites (munāfiqūn) ⓘ
builtForPurpose causing division among believers ⓘ
harming the Muslim community ⓘ
providing a base for enemies of Muslims ⓘ
spreading disbelief ⓘ
condemnedIn Qur’an 9:107–110 ⓘ
Surah At-Tawbah ⓘ
contrastedWith Masjid Quba ⓘ
Masjid founded on piety from the first day (Qur’an 9:108) ⓘ
describedAs a mosque reportedly built by hypocrites in early Islamic history ⓘ
a structure intended to sow discord among Muslims ⓘ
hasReligiousContext Islam ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
locatedNear Medina (according to traditional accounts) ⓘ
linked to: Medina (historical)
mentionedIn Qur’an ⓘ
linked to: Quran

Surah At-Tawbah ⓘ
Surah Bara’ah ⓘ
linked to: Surah Bara'ah
mentionedInVerse Qur’an 9:107 ⓘ
Qur’an 9:108 ⓘ
Qur’an 9:109 ⓘ
Qur’an 9:110 ⓘ
moralLesson places of worship must be founded on piety and sincerity, not harm or division ⓘ
nameComponent Masjid (mosque) ⓘ
Ḍirār (harm, injury) ⓘ
nameMeaning mosque of harm ⓘ
orderedToBeDestroyedBy Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
servesAs negative example of a place of worship in Islamic teachings ⓘ
status destroyed ⓘ
timePeriod early Islamic period in Medina ⓘ
usedAsExampleIn Islamic exegesis (tafsir) of Surah At-Tawbah ⓘ
discussions on sincerity in building mosques ⓘ

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Bara'ah → mentions → Masjid al-Dirar (the mosque of harm) ⓘ