Demolition of Masjid al-Dirar

The demolition or burning of Masjid al-Dirar (Arabic: مسجد الضرار), or the Mosque of Dissent, is mentioned in the Qur'an. The Masjid al-Dirar was a mosque in Medina that was erected close to the Quba Mosque and which Muhammad initially approved of, but subsequently destroyed while returning from the Expedition to Tabuk, which occurred in October 630.)

In the account narrated by the majority of scholars, the mosque was built by twelve "hypocrites" (munafiqīn) on the commands of Abu ʿAmir al-Fasiq, a Christian who refused Islam and instead fought along with the Quraysh against the early Muslims in the Battle of Uhud on March 23, 625. Abu ʿAmir reportedly urged his men to establish a stronghold and prepare whatever they can of power and weapons as he promised and insinuated to them that he will lead an army, backed by Heraclius, to fight Muhammad and the early Muslims and defeat his message by expelling him from Medina. Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri also relates that the men who built the al-Dirar mosque "for mischief and for infidelity and to disunite the Believers" refused to pray in Quba Mosque, claiming that it was built in a place where a donkey used to be tied up.

According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad was asked to lead prayer there but received a revelation, mentioned in Surah 9:107 and 110.) In consequence of this, the mosque was destroyed by fire. Henceforth, it was known as the Mosque of Opposition.