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of the mosque does not actually shrink when people spit
in it. What the words of the Prophet really mean is that
the atmosphere of the mosque, being honored and exalted, has
been dishonored and belittled by spitting, which is as opposed
to the idea of the mosque as fire is to the integrity of
the particles of skin.
Belonging to the same kind are the words of the Prophet when
he said, "Is he who raises his head from prostration before
the prayer leader not afraid that Allah will transform his head
into that of a donkey?" This, however, will never take place
literally but only metaphorically since the head of the
donkey is proverbial, not for its form and shape, but for its
in it. What the words of the Prophet really mean is that
the atmosphere of the mosque, being honored and exalted, has
been dishonored and belittled by spitting, which is as opposed
to the idea of the mosque as fire is to the integrity of
the particles of skin.
Belonging to the same kind are the words of the Prophet when
he said, "Is he who raises his head from prostration before
the prayer leader not afraid that Allah will transform his head
into that of a donkey?" This, however, will never take place
literally but only metaphorically since the head of the
donkey is proverbial, not for its form and shape, but for its