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Source: http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/194skrvx.asp
Wahhabis Tear Down Muslim Holy Places in Saudi Arabia
(Weekly Standard) Stephen Schwartz - Wahhabi doctrine holds that raising gravestones or maintaining graveyards constitutes idolatry. So does preserving buildings - including religious structures such as mosques. Thus, the Saudis followed their conquest of Mecca and Medina in the mid-1920s with an orgy of destruction. They 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 honored sites, including Muhammad's own house. And now the Saudi authorities are at it again. The city planning authorities in Medina, known for their Wahhabi extremism, have ordered the leveling of five of seven mosques built in the city by Muhammad's daughter and four of his companions.