(Thouba) 9 : 18
إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ ۖ فَعَسَىٰ أُولَٰئِكَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ

Indeed, the Masjids of Lord Allah should be governed by the one who believed with Allah and the Last Day, establish prayers, pay welfare tax and they will not fear anyone except Allah, they may be expected among those who follow the True Guidance.

Lord’s Book was not codified during the revelation of this verse. That is why those who believe with Allah, Last Day, establish prayers and pay welfare-tax can become the maintainers of Masjid. Today, Adhikr is formed as a Book. So, whoever testifies and follows It can only be the maintainers of Masjids. It is told in verses 3: 101 and 4: 174-175 that whoever holdfasts Adhikr, he did holdfast Lord and he is guided into the Straightpath. Arabic Qur’an reading hypocrites and their followers (Fujjar) are not testifying Adhikr. so, at the time of each of their death, Lord will tell them that they were among disbelievers as told in verse 39: 59. These soulless and worthless disbelievers will witness against their soul that they were disbelievers at the time of death vide verse 7: 37 and on the Day of Judgment vide verse 6: 130. The Fujjar mentioned in verse 83: 7 are the Kuffar as told in verses 83: 34-36. Their ledger is in Sijjeen of Hell as told in verse 83: 7.

As there is no group of believers anywhere in the world, there is no need for maintenance of Masjids today. So, the odd-believer must read Adhikr in the dawn and dusk and do the prolonged ‘Prostration of Recitation’ as explained in verses 7: 205-206. See explanation 3: 91; 5: 48 and 9: 13.