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— Part II 216 this quality of his prayer that the Holy Prophet sa made the foregoing observation. I t a ’i Dhil-Qurb a in worship can be best described by the conduct of the Holy Prophet sa and the reciprocal treatment of him by God. Describing his eternal state of remembrance he once observed: My eyes succumb to sleep but not my heart. 27 This is certainly a higher stage than benevolence, which can only be described as I t a ’i Dhil-Qurb a. Extending the similarity, even in sleep some mothers are always occupied with their concern for their beloved children. This thought remains hovering in their mind even when they are apparently fast asleep. The Universalities of Mosques And all places of worship belong to Allah;… (S u rah al-Jinn; Ch. 72: V. 19) Mosques are only for the worship of Allah. No one has the right to prevent a believer from entering a mosque. This was exactly the attitude of the Holy Prophet sa regarding all places of worship dedicated to the Unity of God. What a contrast to the situation that prevailed in the so-called world of the Muslims a hundred years