when did the saudis invade here?
1805
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
When Saud bin Abdul-Aziz took Medina in 1805, his followers, the Wahhabis
who is the current imam of masjid nabawi UNANSWERABLE what happened during its first expansion? The mosque was expanded on each side and three rows of columns were built beside the west wall, which became the place of praying
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Al-Masjid an-Nabawi [SEP] First Saudi insurgency (1805-1811 CE or 1220-1226 AH)
When Saud bin Abdul-Aziz took Medina in 1805, his followers, the Wahhabis, demolished nearly every tomb and dome in Medina in order to prevent their veneration, and the Green Dome is said to have narrowly escaped the same fate. They considered the veneration of tombs and places thought to possess supernatural powers as an offence against "tawhid" and an act of "shirk". The Prophet Muhammad's tomb was stripped of its gold and jewel ornaments, but the dome was preserved either because of an unsuccessful attempt to demolish its hardened structure, or because some time ago Ibn Abd al-Wahhab, founder of the Wahhabi movement, wrote that he did not wish to see the dome destroyed despite his aversion to people praying at the tomb.