Mecca under threat: Outrage over plan to destroy the 'birthplace' of Prophet Mohamed

[al-Hasani]

Yes!
Well not me personally, but my parents. Its an apartment. We travel to Turkey every summer and its great. It reminds me so much of Iran
Turkey is like my second home country

Dubai was also fantastic. I mostly stayed at the hotel and took pictures of sharks haha
But restaurants there are awesome and the people extremely friendly. I love Dubai too!



We have had some "klinikophold" ie doing work in hospital, where its mandatory that you have at least 80 % precense.
Like I said, it was not a break for the entire semester but a few weeks. I still was registrered for the semester.
However I miss some elements from last semester, and I applied for and got dispensation to do it this year instead. So I have extra work to do, and this forum is really inhibiting me from attending studies haha
You are right. I almost want a moderator to permanently ban me.

That's good!

Oh, that would be great. A permanent ban. One can only dream. I hate Dubai. But I hate everything anyway.

Nah, Dubai is OK. But nothing special. Just 1 out of thousands small Arab fishing villages that just turned into a cosmopolitan city on a world scale and metropolis due to clever rule. It's ok.

 

[ResurgentIran]

That's good!

Oh, that would be great. A permanent ban. One can only dream. I hate Dubai. But I hate everything anyway.

Nah, Dubai is OK. But nothing special. Just 1 out of thousands small Arab fishing villages that jurist turn into a cosmopolitan city on a world scale and metropolis. It's ok.

Dubai is AWESOMETACULAR!

I really like the fact that Iranians and Arabs there are peacefully coexisting and flourishing!

 

[ResurgentIran]

It was definitely a more broad criticism. I know it wasn't just about Koreans. Thank you for the earlier condolences.

Are there any news or updates on those kidnapped Iranians? Did they send any ransom demands?

Im not sure, I did not closely follow up on it. But from what I've heard they got released.
If a ransom was involved, I cant exactly say.

However the kidnappers demanded and conditioned the captives release on Iran ending its support for Assad.

 

[Wahhab2701]

Bulldozing the birthplace of Mohamed: Developers set to demolish building next to site of the Prophet's home to make way for imam's residence

• Plans to demolish the birthplace of the Prophet Mohamed
• Developers Saudi Binladin Group propose that it be razed to make way instead for the imam’s residence and an adjacent presidential palace
• Kingdom's rulers deny the Prophet was born in the House of Mawlid

Bulldozing the birthplace of Mohammed: Developers set to demolish building next to site of the Prophet's home to make way for imam's residence | Mail Online

What is the important of the birthplace of the prophet for you bro? You are supposed to be an agnostic and this stuff should be the last priority in your life.

 

[scholseys]

I am surprised that no one has seen the Zionist conspiracy in this

 

[narcon]

Mecca under threat: Outrage over plan to destroy the 'birthplace' of Prophet Mohamed - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile Site

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The project, which began several years ago, aims to expand the al-Masjid al-Haram, or the Grand Mosque, to cater for the millions of pilgrims who make their way to the holy city each year for the Hajj.

The site in Mecca where the Prophet Mohamed is said to have been born is about to be "buried under marble" and replaced by a huge royal palace. The work is part of a multi billion-pound construction project in the holy city which has already resulted in the destruction of hundreds of historic monuments.

The project, which began several years ago, aims to expand the al-Masjid al-Haram, or the Grand Mosque, to cater for the millions of pilgrims who make their way to the holy city each year for the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are obliged to make at least once.

Mecca is the holiest city in Islam because of its link to the birth of the Prophet, and because it is the site of the Kaaba, a cube-shaped building made from black granite and said to have been built by Abraham. The Grand Mosque is built around it, and Muslims face towards it when they pray.

Many have looked on aghast at the destruction of hundreds of historic buildings and monuments to make way for the Grand Mosque's expansion. According to the Gulf Institute, based in Washington, up to 95 per cent of Mecca's millennium-old buildings have been destroyed, to be replaced with luxury hotels, apartments and shopping malls.

Last week, the remaining 500-year-old Ottoman columns, commemorating the Prophet's ascent to heaven, were destroyed, Dr Irfan Alawi of the UK-based Islamic Heritage Research Foundation, told The Independent.

He said that the House of Mawlid, thought to be where the Prophet was born in AD 570, is likely to be destroyed before the end of the year.

An aerial view shows the Clock Tower and the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca. (Getty Images)

The new royal palace is to be built for King Abdullah, the formal custodian of the mosque, for his visits to Mecca. Plans for the building, seen by Independent, include the site of the House of Mawlid, which has recently been closed to pilgrims.

The plans have been verified by an independent source who added that many critics of the construction process are unwilling to speak publicly for fear of being punished by the regime.

Saudi Arabia is ruled by the strict Wahhabi version of Islam, which prohibits the worship of any object or "saint", a practice considered "shirq", or idolatrous.

The destruction of historic sites was defended recently by Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah al-Sheikh. According to Press TV, Iran's English-language news organisation, he said the demolitions were necessary and that the nation should thank the government for the work, which is increasing the capacity of the mosque.

Muslim pilgrims return to Mecca for the farewell circumambulation after leaving the devil-stoning site of Mina. (Getty Images)

The rooms of the House of Mawlid are under the ground, and in 1951 a library was built over them to preserve them. This has now been closed to pilgrims. Signs on the building warn worshippers against praying. "There is no proof that Prophet Mohamed (peace be upon him) was born in this place, so it is forbidden to make this place specific for praying, supplicating or get blessing [sic]," it says.

Dr Alawi, one of the few voices to publicly oppose the destruction, claimed that religious police are posted outside the library to prevent worshipping. "The site of the Prophet's birthplace has again come under imminent threat of being permanently forgotten under concrete and marble," Dr Alawi told Independent.

"Now that Hajj is finished, the 24-hour construction work has started again. They have finished the expansion on one side of the mosque. The royal palace, which will be five times bigger than the current royal palace, is to be built into the side of a mountain and will overlook the mosque.

"Between now and December the library and the rooms of the House of Mawlid are likely be built over. It's inevitable that it will happen.

"It will be history. It will be gone. We are saying, 'Let us excavate that house and preserve these rooms that are still there'."

In September Independent revealed that even the tomb of the Prophet - which is in the holy city of Medina in the al-Masjid al-Nawabi mosque - was not off-limits for some hardline Wahhabis.

The article, which revealed that calls for the removal of the tomb had been made in a 61-page consultation document, caused an outcry in the Middle East, and forced a denial from the Saudi authorities, who had previously refused to comment on the construction works.

Details of that plan, obtained by a leading Saudi academic, Dr Ali bin Abdulaziz al-Shabal of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, were circulated to the Committee of the Presidency of the Two Mosques. Several pages of the consultation document were published in the presidency's journal.

Independent has made numerous attempts to contact the Saudi authorities for a comment without success.

However, in a previous statement the authorities said: "The development of the Holy Mosque of Makkah al-Mukarramah (Mecca) is an extremely important subject and one which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in its capacity as custodian of the two holy mosques, takes with the utmost seriousness. This role is at the heart of the principles upon which Saudi Arabia is founded."

 

[Sahasranama]

Babri masjid anyone ?

 

[Star Wars]

I wonder how many champions of human rights will comment on this story .

 

[VCheng]

@al-Hasani @Arabian Legend Brothers, please tell us what is going on? Thanks!

 

[Mughal-Prince]

Babri masjid anyone ?

These are equally heinous acts in front of a Muslim so don't think if some one is getting away timely may not been persecuted whether a man or a regime.

 

[Sahasranama]

These are equally heinous acts in front of a Muslim so don't think if some one is getting away timely may not been persecuted whether a man or a regime.

LOL. So are you going to wage a Jihad against the Saudi Arabian regime ? .........osama bin laden tried and that did not end up too well for him. Just saying.

 

[Xn Jin]

LOL. So are you going to wage a Jihad against the Saudi Arabian regime ? .........osama bin laden tried and that did not end up too well for him. Just saying.

Do care about kashmir jahan lol

 

[narcon]

These are equally heinous acts in front of a Muslim so don't think if some one is getting away timely may not been persecuted whether a man or a regime.

Against those heinous acts of mega proportions - why cry upon Babri mosque?
Just because Kafirs did it?

 

[F117]

The Saudi rulers worship the dollar as their god, not Allah.

 

[zip]

Changed time need to accommodate piligrims ...same applies for religion too ...sadly no one cared