Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
(And the places of worship are only for Allah) they are built for the remembrance of Allah, (so pray not unto) so worship not (anyone along with Allah) in mosques; it is also said that the places of worship refer to the different parts of a person that touch the ground upon prostrating in prayer: the forehead, the knees, the hands and the feet.
Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas, trans. Mokrane Guezzou
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