[Pooya/Ali Commentary 24:36] The houses referred to in this verse are said to be (i) the Ka-bah, built by Ibrahim and Ismail (ii) the masjid in Jerusalem, built by Dawud and Sulayman (iii) the masjid in Quba and the masjid in Madina, both built under the command of the Holy Prophet. Imam Muhammad bin Ali al Baqir said: "The houses referred to in verse 36 of An Nur are the houses of the prophets and the holy Imams." Thalabi, in the interpretation of this verse, relates from Anas bin Malik and Buraydah that when the Holy Prophet recited this verse, Abu Bakr stood up and asked, pointing towards the house of Ali and Fatimah, whether that house was included in the houses referred to and the Holy Prophet replied: "Yes, and it is better than other houses to which this verse refers." Qutadah, an eminent scholar, says that once he told Imam Jafar bin Muhammad as Sadiq, while sitting in his company: "I sat with many a great scholar, but my heart never felt the awe and reverence in any company it feels in your presence." The Imam said: "Because you are sitting in the house glorified by Allah in the Quran (and recited this verse)."