The Command to worship Allah Alone and shun Shirk 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,وَأَنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَأ تَدْعُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَدًاAnd 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,"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." The Jinns crowding together to hear the Qur'an. Allah said,وَأَنَّهُ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًا