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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The Arabic word "al-Masjid al-Haram" is a descriptive phrase. "Masjid" means [[mosque]], and it is described as "Haram" because some acts which are not | The Arabic word "al-Masjid al-Haram" is a descriptive phrase. "Masjid" means [[mosque]], and it is described as "Haram" because some acts which are not haram (that is, forbidden) in other mosques are haram (forbidden) in this mosque, because this mosque should be respected in a special way. Moreover, committing sins in this mosque is doubly wrong, and according to some sources, even the intention to do a sinful action in this mosque counts as equivalent to doing that action. | ||
Islamic sources, and in particular the [[Qur'an]], imply that Masjid al-Haram was called so by people of [[Hijaz]] even before the emergence of [[Islam]], and even though there used to be no buildings or walls around the [[Ka'ba]], the area in which the pilgrims circumambulate ([[Tawaf]]) around the Ka'ba was known as Masjid al-Haram. The descriptive phrase "al-Masjid al-Haram" is repeatedly used in the Quran; for example in a [[verse]] stating that [[polytheist]]s should not be allowed to pilgrim the Ka'ba and perform [[hajj]]: | Islamic sources, and in particular the [[Qur'an]], imply that Masjid al-Haram was called so by people of [[Hijaz]] even before the emergence of [[Islam]], and even though there used to be no buildings or walls around the [[Ka'ba]], the area in which the pilgrims circumambulate ([[Tawaf]]) around the Ka'ba was known as Masjid al-Haram. The descriptive phrase "al-Masjid al-Haram" is repeatedly used in the Quran; for example in a [[verse]] stating that [[polytheist]]s should not be allowed to pilgrim the Ka'ba and perform [[hajj]]: | ||