Al-Jinn 72:18

<h2>The Command to worship Allah Alone and shun Shirk</h2><p>Allah commands His servants to single Him out alone for worship and that none should be supplicated to along with Him, nor should any partners be associated with Him. As Qatadah said concerning Allah's statement,</p><p>وَأَنَّ الْمَسَـجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلاَ تَدْعُواْ مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَداً</p><p>(And the Masjids are for Allah, so invoke not anyone along with Allah.) "Whenever the Jews and Christians used to enter their churches and synagogues, they would associate partners with Allah. Thus, Allah commanded His Prophet to tell them that they should single Him out alone for worship." Ibn Jarir recorded from Sa`id bin Jubayr that he said concerning this verse,</p><p>وَأَنَّ الْمَسَـجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلاَ تَدْعُواْ مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَداً</p><p>(And the Masjids are for Allah, so invoke not anyone along with Allah.) "The Jinns said to the Prophet of Allah , `How can we come to the Masjid while we are distant - meaning very far away - from you And how can we be present for the prayer while we are far away from you' So Allah revealed this Ayah,</p><p>وَأَنَّ الْمَسَـجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلاَ تَدْعُواْ مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَداً</p><p>(And the Masjids are for Allah, so invoke not anyone along with Allah.)" The Jinns crowding …

And the places of worship are only for Allah, so pray not unto anyone along with Allah.

"And the places of worship are for Allah (alone): So invoke not any one along with Allah;

And the mosques are for Allah (Alone), so invoke not anyone along with Allah.

The places of worship are for God. So do not call, besides God, upon anyone else.