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Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
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First Islamic cemetery of Medina, Saudi Arabia
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Demolition of al-Baqi
Destruction of cemetery in Medina
Al-Baqi Cemetery, the oldest and one of the two most important Islamic graveyards located in Medina, in current-day Saudi Arabia, was demolished in 1806 and, following reconstruction in the mid-19th century, was destroyed again in 1925 or 1926. An alliance of the House of Saud…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Wahhabism
Fundamentalist movement within Sunni Islam
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