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Demolish Masjid Al-Haram, demands Saudi Sheikh
By: Abdulali
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: A Salfi Saudi cleric on Wednesday March 17
has called for demolishing the Grand Mosque (Masjid Al-Haram) in the
holy city of Makkah and replacing it with a new one featuring "20 to
30" floors in pretext of preventing men and women from mingling during
pilgrimages (sha’a’er ot-Tawaf was Sa`ee) which has been in Muslim
practice since centuries, says a report in daily Akhbar Al Khaleej.
Sheikh Yousaf Al-Ahmed, an Islamic scholar and a teacher in Muhammad
bin Saud Islamic University, was speaking during a phone-in on a Saudi
satellite television show.
A viewer posed video footage of the show on the YouTube website,
dubbing the cleric "the new Ibraha" after the tyrant who wanted to
demolish the Ka'aba 14 centuries ago.
The present Grand Mosque has three floors and is the largest mosque in
the world. It is built around the Kaaba, the most sacred place in
Islam.
Earlier, the Saudi government has razed a number of holy sites that
belonged to the Prophet Muhammad (s), his holy progeny, wives and
companions in the holy cities of Makkah and Medinah etc sending a wave
of anger in the Muslim world.
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