Ever since Evolution Process
started, many hundreds of thousands of years ago tribal system came into
existence which is continuing till today. The House of Saud and its allies
quickly rose to become the dominant sovereignty in Arabia by first conquering
Nejd, and then expanding their influence over the eastern coast which measures
from Kuwait down to the northern borders of Oman. Furthermore, Saud's forces
brought the highlands of Asir under their suzerainty, while Muhammed bin Abd Al
Wahhab wrote letters to people and scholars to enter the field of jihad, by
means of debate and scholarly work, to remove elements of polytheism which
existed in their countries such as Iraq, Egypt, India, Yemen and Syria. After
many military campaigns, Saud died in 1765, leaving the leadership to his son,
Abdul Aziz Bin Muhammad. Saud's forces went so far as to gain command of the
Shi'a holy city of Karbala in 1801. Here they destroyed grave markers of saints
and monuments, which the ultra-conservative Salafi brand of Islam considers to
be acts of polytheism. Eleven years after the death of Muhammed bin Abd Al
Wahhab the son of Abdul Aziz Bin Muhammad, Saud bin Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad bin
Saud, set out forces to bring the region of Hejaz under his rule. Taif was the
first city to be captured, and later the two holy cities of Macca and Madina.
This was seen as a major challenge to the authority of the Ottoman Empire, which
had exercised its rule over the holy cities since 1517.
The House of Saud is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. The family has
thousands of members. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud and
his brothers, though the ruling faction of the family is primarily led by the
descendants of Abdulaziz Ibn Saud. The most influential member of the Royal
family is the King of Saudi Arabia, currently King Salman.
Macca is the holy city for
Muslims because of Muhammad’s (PBUH) birth place and Madina being the first ever
Islamic state of the history. Point to ponder is that Muhammad’s (PBUH) did not
name this state after his name while Saud’s tribal leader named the whole Arab
State after his name as Saudi Arabia, first ever state in the history name to
exhibit a powerful person who was titled as “Khadmain Shareefain”. Unfortunately
all respects were awarded to him and his family descendants similar to the one
given to Macca and Madina and followers of Muhammad’s (PBUH) forgot his last
address at last Hajj occasion. There are so many factors for this malpractice
still in continuity like social and economical.
Above are the main factors to divide Muslim Ummah and have become a great cause
of conflicts among Islamic states. I am of the belief and absolute conviction
that if my house is in order then no outsider can interfere into my domestic
affairs.