The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: "this is Uhud, the mountain that loves us and we love it". There is therefore an exceptionally dark symbolism to Bin Salman's latest plans to detonate Mount Uhud in Madina to make way for his new project...
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The reported plan is to demolish parts of Mount Uhud to make space for a new medical facility.
However, Medina is spacious. There are so many other places they could build the facility. It is for this reason that the reported plans are being seen as a an attempt to pave the way for more demolition, de-islamisation, and construction on sites that are considered sacred...
The move resembles what happened last year when #SaudiArabia banned the broadcast of Taraweeh prayers throughout Ramadan. The original statement suggested the ban included the Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina.
https://twitter.com/SALHACHIMI/status/1506760266087813132?t=OSy0woXTwDMWe_n8_HyKUA&s=19
After uproar and backlash, the ban was 'clarified' (reversed) on Mecca and Medina, but upheld on every other mosque (including Quba) and enshrined into law.
https://twitter.com/SALHACHIMI/status/1507327082455617553?t=h0v1MKcAY-Tpm868yNeaTA&s=19
Reports may be MBS' way to test reactions to demolishing swathes of Uhud. The company expected to build facility announced plans in July. They have yet to start, suggesting there is hesitation. But the reports reflect how aggressive MBS' challenge to Islamic symbols is becoming
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