Mosques are presented here as the houses of Allah on earth, and keeping them alive as a mark of faith. The verses speak of the Sacred Mosque, towards which the qibla is turned and from which the Night Journey began, as well as the mosque of the People of the Cave, the mosque of discord where praying is forbidden, and the duty to adorn oneself when going to the mosque.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
And kill them [in battle] wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you, and fitnah is worse than killing. And do not fight them at al-Masjid al-Ḥarām until they fight you there. But if they fight you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers.
O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allāh or [the sanctity of] the sacred month or [neglect the marking of] the sacrificial animals and garlanding [them] or [violate the safety of] those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and [His] approval. But when you come out of iḥrām, then [you may] hunt. And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from al-Masjid al-Ḥarām lead you to transgress. And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is severe in penalty.
