MECCA | Abraj Al-Bait | 601m | 1972ft | 95 fl | T/O - Page 10

photoLith · #**181** Posted **Mar 7, 2008, 12:56 AM**

I hope there are some more photos coming soon for this tower, i want to see how much of an abomination it is.

TallMark · #**182** Posted **Mar 9, 2008, 12:21 AM**

Ok, look what I found. I could not believe my eyes! They have destroyed the house of Proph. Muhammad and turned it into a 500-seat toilet, while the Marriot is occupying the house of Abu Bakr, the companion of Muhammad!! The Abraj al-Bait towers are being built on the ruins of the house of Hagar the Egyptian, wife of Abraham and the distant ancestor of Muhammad!!!

http://www.savethehijaz.org/

http://al-muslima.blogspot.com/2008/01/save-hijaz.html

It seems there is an intention involved in destruction of every vestige of early Islam and its Prophet!!! Read the stuff in these pages and you will be dumbfounded as I did! And NO protests from the Muslims who get angry when some crazy draws an insulting cartoon of their Prophet. So it is okay to destroy his house and turn it into toilets (look at those arial photos of Mecca----it is that huge white roofed building next to the grand Mosque..

If the purpose was truly to accommodate the pilgrims, all these buildings--Marriot and all--could have been easily built a mile away and spare the holy of holies of Islam. Only a fool would not see the sinister intentions behind this.

By the way, do pay attention to the fact that the construction company that is doing all this, is none other than: Ben Laden Co.!!!!

TallMark · #**183** Posted **Mar 9, 2008, 12:33 AM**

I am speechless, to say the least. Read the following, and you will not be cheering for these buildings in Mecca any more. How can the followers of any religion stay aside and let this happen to their historical and revered sites? And it seems all of it is being done by the tiny Wahhabi sect that runs Saudi Arabia and the al-Qaeda!!! Wow!

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...icle304029.ece

http://underprogress.blogs.com/weblo...test_edit.html

http://madsufi.com/?p=39

http://jafariyanews.com

http://www.islamicamagazine.com/content/view/161/59/

http://www.muslimprofessionals.org.u...29&postcount=1

http://www.mofa.gov.sa/Detail.asp?In...wsItemID=38752

kenratboy · #**184** Posted **Mar 9, 2008, 6:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by TallMark

I am speechless, to say the least. Read the following, and you will not be cheering for these buildings in Mecca any more. How can the followers of any religion stay aside and let this happen to their historical and revered sites? And it seems all of it is being done by the tiny Wahhabi sect that runs Saudi Arabia and the al-Qaeda!!! Wow!

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...icle304029.ece

http://underprogress.blogs.com/weblo...test_edit.html

http://madsufi.com/?p=39

http://jafariyanews.com

http://www.islamicamagazine.com/content/view/161/59/

http://www.muslimprofessionals.org.u...29&postcount=1

http://www.mofa.gov.sa/Detail.asp?In...wsItemID=38752

Very interesting - really puts this building into prespective.

MapleLeaf · #**185** Posted **Mar 9, 2008, 9:19 AM**

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It seems there is an intention involved in destruction of every vestige of early Islam and its Prophet!!! Read the stuff in these pages and you will be dumbfounded as I did! And NO protests from the Muslims who get angry when some crazy draws an insulting cartoon of their Prophet. So it is okay to destroy his house and turn it into toilets (look at those arial photos of Mecca----it is that huge white roofed building next to the grand Mosque..

malec · #**186** Posted **Mar 9, 2008, 10:09 AM**

There was a massive discussion about this on SSC but turned into trolling eventually as usual. I agree it's terrible what they're doing.
On SSC some kept on saying that Mecca needs as many of these projects as they can get to accomodate the pilgrims. Sure they need the space but they could easily build a metro (which it currently doesn't have) and build this stuff a mile away.

By the way, the bin laden construction company is not al qaeda, Osama is part of the family but they dissowned him once he started being involved in terrorism. In fact that same company was originally supposed to build the burj dubai but they decided against it.

arkhagello · #**187** Posted **Mar 12, 2008, 5:33 AM**

I think it's not as bad as it seems after explanation by Yasir besides, pilgrims don't go to Makkah for the view.

Tom In Chicago · #**188** Posted **Apr 9, 2008, 4:19 PM**

I'm locking this thread until something factual regarding this building comes to light. . . if you have any information you'd like posted please PM me. . . until then this thread has become rife with off topic posts. . .

malec · #**189** Posted **Jul 22, 2008, 11:11 AM**

Some updates from July 14th
Posted by Saudi Guy on SSC

Please no bullshit this time.

zagreb · #**190** Posted **Jul 22, 2008, 2:26 PM**

AMAZING - I love the way tradition, and heritage blend in with the way they are progressing, simply amazing.

Lecom · #**191** Posted **Jul 22, 2008, 2:44 PM**

Malec, did you take that yourself?

Alliance · #**192** Posted **Jul 22, 2008, 2:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by zagreb

AMAZING - I love the way tradition, and heritage blend in with the way they are progressing, simply amazing.

Too bad neither tradation nor heritage are evident in this building.

malec · #**193** Posted **Jul 22, 2008, 3:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by Lecom

Malec, did you take that yourself?

You think I could get in there?

It's from flickr somewhere. Somebody posted it on SSC

Tom In Chicago · #**194** Posted **Jul 22, 2008, 4:10 PM**

^You need to credit the flickr user for the photo. . .

photoLith · #**195** Posted **Jul 22, 2008, 4:51 PM**

Allah, that tower is horrible! It totally destroys the feel of one of the worlds most historic places! It is pretty massive and in another location it may look great but whatever.

malec · #**196** Posted **Jul 22, 2008, 6:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tom In Chicago

^You need to credit the flickr user for the photo. . .

Whoops sorry, was actually taken by Saudi Guy on SSC

wsxyz · #**197** Posted **Jul 22, 2008, 8:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by photolitherland

Allah, that tower is horrible! It totally destroys the feel of one of the worlds most historic places! It is pretty massive and in another location it may look great but whatever.

Well at least if they put that huge clock on top then everyone in the mosque will know what time it is.

JDRCRASH · #**198** Posted **Jul 22, 2008, 9:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by malec

Whoops sorry, was actually taken by Saudi Guy on SSC

What you should do is put right under the photo: From Flickr by Saudi Guy.

jaga185 · #**199** Posted **Jul 22, 2008, 10:03 PM**

Looks awesome. I love that it reminds you that it is in the middle of a large city. One day I will be able to visit Mecca, when it is time.

View2saintmartin · #**200** Posted **Jul 24, 2008, 6:42 AM**

^Mecca is not really a 'large city'. The 2008 estimate of Mecca and environs is only 1.7 million, and that is quite dubious/generous given the impossibility of separating pilgrims from actual residents (pilgrims come year round now). The 'old city', where this project is being built, is quite small (300k) and hemmed in by mountains. It is quite incongruous to the scale and sacred nature of what Mecca once was.