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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. | 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. | ||