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2010-03-19 Arabia

Saudi cleric calls for rebuilding Holy Mosque

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Posted by Fred 2010-03-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Oh no, he is more Islamic than thou!

Posted by gorb 2010-03-19 02:35|| 2010-03-19 02:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Nice religion they've got there. The only idea that will get a cleric 'defrocked' is getting along with the joooos?

Posted by Free Radical 2010-03-19 06:33|| 2010-03-19 06:33|| Front Page Top

#3 I accept his proposal one one condition:
That the demolition of the Holy Mosskkk of Mekkkka will be contracted out the the First Strategic Bomber Squadron of the IAF.

Posted by Elder of Zion 2010-03-19 07:02|| 2010-03-19 07:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Hey Elder, how about we add that the reconstruction has to be carried out by the San Francisco GLBT alliance?

Posted by Alanc 2010-03-19 08:06|| 2010-03-19 08:06|| Front Page Top

#5 it would be faaaaaabulous!

Posted by Frank G 2010-03-19 08:27|| 2010-03-19 08:27|| Front Page Top

#6 Just wondering - wouldn't tearing down the Holy Mosque be considered halal?

Posted by mojo 2010-03-19 12:26|| 2010-03-19 12:26|| Front Page Top

#7 TSaudi Arabia, in which Wahhabism is the state form of Islam, has a long history of vandalizing and demolishing historical monuments. Cultural devastation of Islamic heritage sites is not a new phenomenon. In 1801 the Saudis-Wahabbis waged a campaign against the Shia Muslim destroying and defacing the sacred tomb of the Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq. Then in early 1920 Saudi rulers Aal-e-Sa'ud bulldozed and levelled a graveyard in Medina - Cemetery of Al-Baqee -and Jannatul Moualla - in the holy city of Makkah that housed the shrines of the holy Prophet Muhammad, his family and his companions. This anniversary falls Oct 9th, (8th Shawal 1426) and is Know as Yaum-e-Ghum.

The Saudis followed their conquest of Mecca and Medina in the mid-1920s with an orgy of destruction. They levelled the "Jannat al-Baqi" or "Heavenly Orchard" at Medina that included graves of the Prophet Muhammad's son Abraham, as well as numerous of the Prophet's relatives and companions. They also looted the Prophet's Shrine in Medina and demolished the cemetery in Mecca that included the graves of Muhammad's mother and grandfather. They completely destroyed mausoleums, mosques, and other honoured sites, including Muhammad's own house. It was even said that they wished to uproot the grave of Muhammad himself and tear down the Kaaba, the stone temple at the centre of Mecca. They were prevented from this last act by pressure from Muslims around the world. Wahabism vandalism continues today, by levelling of five of seven mosques built in the city Mecca & Medina by Muhammad's daughter and four of his companions. These structures are the Mosque of Sayyida Fatima bint Rasulillah, Salman al-Farsi Mosque, Abu Bakr Mosque, Umar ibn al-Khattab Mosque, and Mosque of Ali ibn Abi Talib. Wahhabism is not about faith, but about power and nothing better illustrates the power of the state, in the mind of the Saudi rulers, than the desecration of holy places--including Islamic sites dating from the time of the Prophet Muhammad himself.

Posted by john frum 2010-03-19 18:30|| 2010-03-19 18:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Since Al-Aska Paul is summering in Hooper Bay or some such, on his behalf, I declare a fatwa on the Wahhabis. Let the games commence!

Posted by Frank G 2010-03-19 18:42|| 2010-03-19 18:42|| Front Page Top

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