200 ஆண்டுகள் பழைய மசூதி இடித்து தரைமட்டம்.

மெதீனாவில் உள்ள 200 ஆண்டுகள் பழைய மசூதி இடித்து தரைமட்டமாக்கபப்டது.
மெதீனா நகரை அழகுபடுத்த வேண்டி, இப்படிப்பட்ட பழைய மசூதிகளை சவுதி அரசாங்கம் இடித்துகொண்டிருக்கிறது.

இன்னொருத்தர் கோவிலை இடித்து அதன் மேல் கட்டிக்கொண்டு அடாவடி செய்யும் இந்திய முஸ்லீம்களுக்கு மட்டும் சொந்த புத்தி கிடையாதா அல்லது வேண்டுமென்றா அடாவடியா என்று தெரியவில்லை.


Saudi Arabia: Old mosque demolished in Madinah
Tuesday, 11 May 2010

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MADINAH, (Arab News): A 19th century mosque in Madinah's Al-Zahidiah district that was the subject of a dispute lasting several years has finally been demolished and is to be rebuilt 200 meters away from its original location, Al-Madinah newspaper reported.

‭The , ‬built by Sharif Muhammad bin Ali Al-Sanusi Al-Kabir around 1834‭, ‬has been demolished following deliberations lasting several years‭.‬

The mosque was thought to be standing over or close to the grave of a famous Companion of the Prophet Muhammad‭ (‬peace be upon him‭), ‬Sayyiduna Ra'fi bin Malik Al-Zurqi‭ (‬may Allah be pleased with him‭).‬
In May 2006‭, ‬the mosque‭, ‬along with other old buildings leading to Quba Mosque‭, ‬was marked for demolition as part of a regeneration project to improve the Central Zone‭, ‬the area around the Holy Mosque. ‬However‭, ‬local residents protested and asked Madinah Gov. ‬Prince Abdul Aziz bin Majed‭ ‬to investigate the matter and suspend the decision‭. ‬A committee was subsequently set up to verify the claims‭.‬Muhammad Al-Khatri‭, ‬director of Islamic Affairs and Endowments in Madinah‭, ‬said the committee did not find any evidence to support the view that Sayyiduna Ra'fi bin Malik Al-Zurqi‭ (‬may Allah be please with him‭) ‬is buried in the mosque's vicinity‭.‬However‭, ‬Anwar Al-Bakri‭, ‬a former professor of history at Taibah University and a member of the city's municipal council‭, ‬said he has documents and books confirming that the Companion's remains were buried at the side of the mosque‭. "‬Nevertheless‭, ‬excavations carried out by the committee failed to show signs of a body‭," ‬he added‭.‬

Reference to the mosque is mentioned in an epistle written by Ali bin Musa in 1885‭ ‬that describes Madinah's historic sites‭.‬

Not everyone is sure if the Companion is buried in Al-Katibiyyah Mosque‭. ‬Some say he was laid to rest in the northern section of the mosque‭, ‬while others claim he was buried elsewhere in the city‭, ‬citing historical texts to support their claims‭.‬

A third group believes the mosque should have remained as it is a house of God and that doubts remain on the exact location of the Companion's final resting place‭. ‬They also say the surrounding area is in need of a mosque and that the mosque was built in the 19th century in a distinct architectural style that makes it a historical landmark‭.‬

Sayyiduna Ra'fi bin Malik Al-Ansari Al-Khazraji Al-Zurqi fought alongside the Prophet (pbuh) in the Battle of Badr and was subsequently martyred in the Battle of Uhud in the third year of Hijrah‭ (‬625‭ ‬AD‭). ‬He belonged to the tribe of Al-Zuraiq whose homes historically extended from Bab Al-Anbariyyah to the Holy Mosque‭.‬

Sayyiduna Ra'fi was an early revert to Islam and was among those who first welcomed the Prophet (pbuh) when he migrated from Makkah to Madinah.‬