In 1801 and 1802, the Saudis under Abdul Aziz ibn Muhammad ibn Saud attacked and captured the Shia holy cities of Karbala and Najaf in today's Iraq, massacred parts of the Shia Muslim population and destroyed the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad and son of Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law.
- Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites in Saudi ArabiaMost of the Shīʿa sacred places and heritage sites in Saudi Arabia have been destroyed by the Al Saud-Wahhabi armies of the Ikhwan, the most notable being the tombs of the Imams located in the Al-Baqi' cemetery in 1925.
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Mecca
1 linksCity and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam.
City and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the holiest city in Islam.
The Saudi government has also carried out the destruction of several historical structures and archaeological sites, such as the Ajyad Fortress.
In 930, Mecca was attacked and sacked by Qarmatians, a millenarian Shi'a Isma'ili Muslim sect led by Abū-Tāhir Al-Jannābī and centered in eastern Arabia.
Saudi Arabia
1 linksCountry on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.
Country on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.
In 1727, the Emirate of Diriyah established in the area around Riyadh rapidly expanded and briefly controlled most of the present-day territory of Saudi Arabia, sacking Karbala in 1802, and capturing Mecca in 1803.
The Saudi government considered the two-month uprising as a "security threat" posed by the Shia who represent the majority of Bahrain population.