Q9vs(17-18) " The idolaters should not visit the mosque of Allah, For they are self- confessed unbelievers.Vain shall be there work and in the fire they shall abide forever.
Non should visite the mosque ofn Allah exept those beleif in Allah and the last day,attend to there prayer and pay tax - alms and fear non but Allah, These shall be rightly Guided.
Do you pretend that he who give drink to the pilgrims and visit the sacred mosque is as worthy as the man who believes in Allah and the last day and fight for Allah s'cause? These are not held equal by Allah. He does not the wrong doers."


But why should non muslim build Mosque for the moslem cummunity?
why should non muslim like gov oyinlola of osun state pray with moslem in osogbo central mosque?
why should should non muslim pay for Hajj fare of a muslim?
But why ? why?
What are your opinion base on islamic jurisdiction on these ?
They even go to the extent of bringing food to the mosque for muslim to brake there fasting during themonth of ramadan,

Thanks for your concern bro.

Non muslims could visit the mousques but what the verses meant is the maintenance of the mosques should not be by mushirks but by muslims. The quraish use to give water to the pilgrims and so on during hajj but surah tauba was revealed during hajj of the 9th year of hijra a year before the prophets last hajj. When the first verses came the prophet sent Ali RA with the ayahs from medina to mecca with the staff of the prophet and he kept on reciting the verse : "Q 9 v 1 Freedom from obligation (is proclaimed) from Allah and His messenger toward those of the idolaters with whom ye made a treaty."

At that time the idolators used to take care of the haram and some of the use to parade the haram naked during hajj which was one the reasons the prophet AS never attended that hajj and Abu bakr led the muslims to hajj that year.

Q9 v17 i know some translators have translated it as the verse you quoted like yusuf Alli " it is not for the idolators to visit the masjid of Allah" but i think the correct translation is " it is not for the idolators to maintain the mosues of Allah" this is the muhsin Khan and Pikthall translation. In arabic the verse goes " ma kana lil mushrikinna an ya'muruw masjidili haram" . That word visit in arabic is ziyarah and doesnt appear in that verse. That word ya'muruw is a third party reference which is the mushirks and the meaning will be best translated as to take care/maintain or look after in my opinion and not visit.

The prophet accepted jews in the mousque and the revealation of surah kahf (story of the companions of the cave) was as a result of one of the questions the jews of medinah asked the prophet in order to accept he his a true prophet. That questioning was in the mosque.

It is also not haram to eat the food of a the christians as the quran states it clear in surah maidah surah 5 that lawful is the food of the people of the book if they offer you. The Kosher meat of the jews we can eat as it is the same principle of the halal meat we eat.

On gov oyinlola praying in the mosque that is just political jargon i will say. The imams should know better and told him to stay at the back observe and after the salah come foward to speak with the congregation if that is his intention.

Wallahu a'lam

Very thoughtful input, Lagosboy.

These politicians' actions nawawooo!