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British Shia Muslims Beaten in Holy Makkah

Monday, 06 August 2007

A group of Shia Muslims who traveled from Britain to carryout a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were beaten at the Great Mosque in Makkah and detained only to be released a day later.

Seven Britons and one American were detained from a larger group that was beaten with batons and sticks inflicting serious injuries resulting in some being taken to hospital to receive treatment.

Sources indicate that these incidents took place after the group became caught up in a debate over a religious practice which later escalated to the Saudi religious police resorting to violence.

Saudi Arabia which adheres to an extremist interpretation of Islamic teachings known as Wahhabism accuses Shia Muslims as being infidels and as such treats them with aggression and hostility.

There have been many previous cases of similar behaviour from Saudi authorities who for many years have oppressed their own Saudi citizens who follow the Shia school and who constitute more than 20% of the population.

Over the last 4 years, many terrorists following the Wahhabi school from Saudi Arabia have carried out attacks against Shia Muslims in neighbouring Iraq. Many analysts associate this with a general policy from the Saudi Kingdom in sponsoring terrorism against Shia Muslims and cite the Saudi prince Bander Bin Sultan as a key donor.

Comments (27)

	1. Written by yakarbala! on 06-08-2007 13:00
	the saudis can do more than that due to their wahabism ideology and hatred of shias, they use this opportunity to attack or provoke the shias, but ishaAllah shias are people of persevarance and logic, they can never provoke them, though they must practice their religion according to their ideology. May Allah hasten the appearance of Imam al Hujja (a.t.f.)

	2. Written by Mohammad on 06-08-2007 21:56
	This is the the reality of the Wahabbis! Allah has forbidden the killing of Insects and any living thing in Bayto-Allah, and see for your self what have they done?! They have violated everything, Human rights? Islam? What Islam?!

	3. Written by Syed Hasan on 07-08-2007 02:05
	The best way for a meaningful protest would be to lodge a petition with World Human Right Organisation and European Parliament /American Congress.

	4. Written by sayyid yusoff al attas on 07-08-2007 08:50
	the wahabi is never part of Islam and will never be... Ahlul Sunnah had rejected them and im not shia... im a Shafiee Muslim.... salam my muslim brothers lets fight the wahabi together....

	5. Written by shabbir hasan on 07-08-2007 12:00
	i condemn this coward behave with the muslim brother. may allah hasten the appearance of the last hujjat imam -e-zaman (a.t.f)

	6. Written by kkk on 07-08-2007 13:22
	kkk

	7. Written by mohamed on 07-08-2007 13:47
	je comdamne fermement cette acte barbare et d'une autre age .La verite triomphera . Salam wa doua

	8. Written by Ya Mehdi Adriknee on 07-08-2007 20:32
	Allah yinti8im minhum! This is what our Holy Prophet had to live with!!! Ya Mehdi Adriknaa!

	9. Written by Riders on 08-08-2007 00:35
	Why don't shias post these type of articles on a higher scale (i.e CNN) so the world can witness it?

	10. Written by Javad on 08-08-2007 00:49
	Thank you AIM for bringing this to light. Riders, how does one get it on CNN?

	11. Written by MK on 08-08-2007 06:03
	God Bless your souls and protect Muslim all around the world.

	12. Written by BintANajaf on 08-08-2007 14:31
	let the world see what true wahabism is really like... Allahuma Ajel lewaleyeka Alfaraj salam

	13. Written by Hussain on 09-08-2007 17:58
	Salam, Why is it we as shias have to wait for these incidents to occur before we speak out?

	14. Written by kumail five on 10-08-2007 00:56
	Watch tv www.presstv.com

	15. Written by Asadullah on 11-08-2007 04:06
	May Allah protect our shia brothers and sisters, followers of the ahlul bayt around the world. These wahabbis will never be able to stop us!

	16. Written by Gulam Abbas on 11-08-2007 11:10
	The wahhabism is the cancer of islam. All Muslim must be aware of this try to inform the world.

	17. Written by Masuma on 11-08-2007 17:01
	This is terribly hurtful news. If only the Major Muslim Countries of the World used their immense influence for peace and unity of the Muslim Ummah at large, this would not happen.

	18. Written by Abu Muhammad on 11-08-2007 19:29
	Inshallah wahhabis will be defeated.GOD IS GREAT

	19. Written by abdullah on 11-08-2007 19:33
	why they are afraid of non muslims?dont interfere other true faiths.dont even force other muslims to follow wahabissm.we sunnis also hate wahhabis.they are brainwashing illeterates muslims.

	20. Written by AL SIDIQ on 11-08-2007 19:38
	THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED TO UN.EVERYWHERE THERE IS FREEDOM OF WORSHIP.WHY THEY ARE CAUSING THIS PROBLEMS.THEY ARE COMMITING SINS.

	21. Written by Mohamedtufayl on 11-08-2007 22:19
	We can see the return of Jahilliyah - Shias must persevere and resist this hypocracy of wahhabism! The Truth is with us!

	22. Written by Religion of peace??? on 13-08-2007 16:46
	Shia torture and kill Sunnis with power drills while Sunnis blow up Shia school children in Baghdad. Shia torture and kill Shia in Gaza. It never ends. Once you are all done killing each other, the world can get back to some sanity.

	23. Written by Kadhim on 14-08-2007 00:22
	^ Go back to the rock you've been living under. Shia killing Shias in Gaza?! The world should lament that people like you exist. I'd suggest that you spend a few hours watching Discovery Channel as starters.

	24. Written by fida hussain hajam on 16-08-2007 07:54
	salam This kind of activity by saudi officials is worth to be condemned. At present we should stress upon universal muslim brotherhood keeping in view the atrocities and evilish policies of western world towards Islamic world.So, we must take the measures which will bring all the sects of muslim community, keeping aside the mutual differences, under one umbrella.We must not furnish such kind of vulgar and bad acts as done by the saudi officials against the pilgrims.The saudi officials have resorted to unfair violence but we should not do so because this is not the teaching of Islam. Islam is the religion of Peace and violence has no room in it.Violence is the act of devil and his friends as america, israel,and so on.But through our ardent will,perseverence, dedication,and piety,we will definitely defeat the devil and his propogators. May Allah hasten the appearance of Imam Zamana(atfs) Amin salam

	25. Written by Syed Iftekhar Ahmed on 16-08-2007 17:11
	Salamalaikum, Brothers and sisters. This is a matter of grave concern related to the present incident. In order to avoid such incidents, steps can be taken by the local shia saudis to get in touch with the foreign shias to stop such incidents in future keeping in mind their own safety. May Allah hasten the appearance of our Holy Imam. Ameen. Jazakallah Khair.

	26. Written by Azmat Ullah on 20-08-2007 22:04
	assalamailakum I am a Sunni muslim & feel disgusted how muslim brothers fight amongest them self, it is totally forbiden to do this yet we hear about it all the time. Aggression only breeds aggression. All actions will be judged by Allah swt not by us, so let those who transgress recieve the punishment in the next life & not cause the good to do wrong in retaliation. May Allah swt have mercy for all muslims.May Allah swt give us strength to practise deen, Amin. salaam

	27. Written by ali hussain on 27-01-2008 14:27
	This is the least practice those kind of people. They are sick and we must report thier bad behviors/acts to the world including BBC and CNN so the world see what we shiats are suffering and have NO rights.