The latter built their Masjid on the edge of a steep hole, | - or he that layeth his foundation on an undermined sand-cliff ready to crumble to pieces? Is it then he who laid the foundation of his building on Taqwa to Allah and His good pleasure better, or he who laid the foundation of his building on the brink of an undetermined precipice ready to crumble down, so that it crumbled to pieces with him, Allah the Exalted says that the Masjid that has been built on the basis of Taqwa of Allah and His pleasure is not the same as a Masjid that was been built based on causing harm, disbelief and causing division among the believers, and as an outpost for those who warred against Allah and His Messenger |
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In this meaningful simile the construction of the structure of life on the Godless foundations has been compared to that building which is built on the river brink, which has been undermined by its water | Likewise, the one who lays the foundation of the structure of the system of his life on the surface of worldly things, without any regard to God's fear or His favour which are the only permanent supports of human life, is like the man who builds his structure on the surface undermined by the river |
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5This applies to the brink of that piece of land which has been undermined by a river or a stream, leaving its surface without any support | Allah does not bring aright the works of those who commit mischief |
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Melayu - Basmeih : Maka adakah orang yang membangunkan masjid yang didirikannya di atas dasar taqwa kepada Allah dan untuk mencari keredaan Allah itu lebih baik ataukah orang yang membangunkan masjid yang didirikannya di tepi jurang yang hampir runtuh lalu runtuhlah ia dengan yang membangunkannya ke dalam api neraka Dan ingatlah Allah tidak akan memberi hidayah petunjuk kepada orangorang yang zalim• And Allah guideth not people that do wrong | Sedangkan gambaran yang kedua adalah perumpamaan mesjid dhirar |
Jabir bin Abdullah said, "I saw the Masjid that was built to cause harm with smoke rising up from it, during the time of the Messenger of Allah.
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