[quorceopporce]

Sky scraper city

Makkah shows its Sign of Judgement day tooImaam Bukhari (rahmatullaahi alaih) has reported in his Saheeh, on the Authority of Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah (radiallaahu 'anh), that the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, 'The Hour will not come to pass untill...' (the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi then mentioned various signs). Amongst them it was mentioned, "People will vie with one another in constructing tall buildings."

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[SodeSceriobia]

Alhamdullilah i was able to perform Umrah 2 weeks ago and this has been my second visit to the Holy lands, the first being in December 1999. I was not impressed at all by this building. The atmosphere in Makkah has changed so much. The people much ruder then they were previously, all the sky scrapers and ongoing construction leaves one with a bad after taste of the modern 'lifestyle' which we in the west want to run away from.


One can look at these building for only a few seconds and then look away. But the Holy Kaaba, one can stare at for hours on end without getting board or tired.

This same Makkah towers hosts a Baskin Robins on almost every floor, 'Espirit' clothing store with western clothing designs being displayed in the shop window. Shop keepers who have long forgotten what Islamic buyoo is all about...

I don’t want to write more! It’s just so disappointing!

[vNGiDaFX]

*yawn*

[Foucceedo]

@OP Where did you get the pictures from bother? Can I use them?
@Wolf
I suppose the yaawn is on the doom saying (same is true with me). The other thing, not taking Islam seriously, turning Makkah into another super market and making Haj and Umrah a picnic, is more of an unnerving thing.
Wassalam

[vNGiDaFX]

This is old news. Arabs have been building skyscrapers for the past ten years (or more). All of a sudden people take notice?

[quorceopporce]

@OP Where did you get the pictures from bother? Can I use them?

sorry, for the delay, if this is at me, then yes you may.

[Pcodaygs]

This is old news. Arabs have been building skyscrapers for the past ten years (or more). All of a sudden people take notice?

coz its very noticeable now.

[Foucceedo]

sorry, for the delay, if this is at me, then yes you may.

akhi.

[soajerwaradaY]

This is old news. Arabs have been building skyscrapers for the past ten years (or more). All of a sudden people take notice?

We care more about Makkah. thats the reason.

[mloversia]

I wonder what the locals said when the Ottomans were building in Makkah? Maybe much the same thing?

But they were probably respectful of historical sites.


The minaret and its base have been beefed up by massive loudspeakers that will emit prayers call to a distance of seven km while nearly 21,000 lamps will illuminate the surrounding area to a distance of 30 km. During occasions like Muslim Eids and new Hijri years, a 16-beam light will illuminate an area of a diameter of around 10 km while 21,000 lamps will beam white and green lights to a distance of 30 km. The light beams are intended to allow deaf persons or Muslims in far areas to know prayer timings in the western town of Makkah and nearby cities. I guess it didn't occur to anyone that maybe people like looking at the night sky in Makkah... ? It's a missed opportunity, the low humidity makes ideal conditions for star-gazing.

[Falik]

I wonder what the locals said when the Ottomans were building in Makkah? Maybe much the same thing?

As far as I know, the Ottomans never built skyskrapers; they even had a policy of not allowing the building of any building higher than the Ka'bah, or something similar to this.

In another thread, Colonel_Hardstone wrote:
When Ottomans extended the Masjid of Rasul-ullah (Sallaho Alaihe Wassallam) they had the brick factory setup miles away and everyone who particpated in the project was a Hafidh of Qur'aan.

When Ottomans extended railway line close to the Masjid of Rasul-ullah (Sallaho Alaihe Wassallam) they had tons upon tons of cotton and sound-proofing material buried under the tracks to STOP the noise from disturbing the surrounds of Madinah.

When General Anwar Pasha reached Madinah after the rebellion of Shareef and family of Saud he walked bare feet in hot baking sun and refused to wear shoes and said his Salam upon the Prophet (Sallaho Alaihe Wassallam)'s grave and Shaykh (Maulana) Zakariyya (RA) has described this in his books.

I am a witness to Ulama in Pakistan building small Musallas in their villages and forcing everybody to do Wudhu and ensuring that every single penny is HALAL and everybody participating is a man of Taqwa. Not once, not twice many times I have heard and seen this in Pakistan. In fact it is almost an accepted practise to this day in Pakistan (in villages) for people to do Wudhu and pray when they set the foundations of a Mosque.

Saudi ignoramouses have no concept and understanding of Adab like this because they are ignorant desert Bedouins.