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The Quran Verse
Surah 9:107
"And those who took for themselves a mosque for causing harm and disbelief and division among the believers..."
This refers to Masjid al-Dirar, which Muhammad ordered burned down.
Critics point out the irony: while the Quran elsewhere commands the protection of places of worship, here the Prophet is commanded to destroy a mosque because it was a rival center of political power.
It demonstrates that by Surah 9, "revelation" was being used specifically to crush internal political dissent.