*Jannat al-Baqee Protest in Washington DC* Mass Protest Against Saudi Cultural Vandalism to Be Held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, September 28, 2009 at Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, DC
On Monday, September 28, 2009, the Al-Baqee Coalition, bringing together Muslims opposed to cultural vandalism by the official Wahhabi sect in Saudi Arabia, will gather for a protest in Washington, D.C. demanding reconstruction of the demolished cemetery of Al-Baqee, in Medina, one of the two holy cities of Islam in Arabia. The protest will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 601 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037. Guest speakers will include Shia Muslim clerics Hujjat-ul-Islam Moulana Mehboob Mehdi Abidi, Hujjat-ul-Islam Moulana Sakhawat Hussain, Hujjat-ul-Islam Moulana Sheikh Jaleel Isa, and American Muslim author Stephen Suleyman Schwartz. The destruction of Al-Baqee, the resting place of the Companions and many family members of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was carried out after the seizure of Mecca and Medina in 1925 by the Wahhabi allies of the House of Sa'ud. Wahhabi fanatics object to prayer at tombs, shrines, and cemeteries, claiming such observance represents polytheism and idol worship. Reconstruction of Al-Baqee in Medina has been a constant demand of moderate Muslims since then. www.baqee .org *I think we should take a leap and same sort of demonstrations should be organized in subcontinent. * ** ** ** *May Allah curse the Aale Saud and those makes friend with them, support them and keep silence on their actions. * ** ** -- Talib e Dua Hasan Baqar Rizvi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "shiagroup" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/shiagroup?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
