When Smriti Irani created history by visiting the holy city of Medina, Muslim fundamentalists got angry and cursed the Saudi Prince.
India’s Union Minister Smriti Irani has made a historic visit to the city of Medina, one of the holy places of Islam. Muslim fundamentalists have criticized Saudi Arabia for allowing his visit. Fundamentalists say Saudi Arabia should not allow a non-Muslim woman to travel to Medina. Regarding this, a campaign is being run on social media against Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. Smriti Irani is the Minister of Women and Minority Affairs of India. She had reached Madinah with a non-Muslim Indian delegation.
A delegation led by Union Minister of Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs Smriti Irani and Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs S V Muraleedharan visited Madinah city on Monday. Just two days ago, a bilateral agreement was signed between India and Saudi Arabia, in which a quota of 175025 pilgrims has been set for this year’s scheduled Haj pilgrimage. It has been named Bilateral Haj Agreement 2024. The agreement was signed by Saudi Hajj and Umrah Minister Tawfiq bin Fauzan Al-Rabiah in Jeddah.
Where did the Indian delegation go?
It was reported that the delegation started touring the perimeter of the Prophet’s Mosque (Al Masjid Al Nabawi) located in the Markaziya area of Medina. Subsequently, the delegation visited historical sites including Mount Uhud and the Quba Mosque. In particular, the Quba Mosque holds significance as the first mosque of Islam. Medina, Islam’s second holiest city, is revered by Muslims as the place where Prophet Muhammad established the Muslim community (Ummah) after his departure from Mecca (622 AD) and where his body is buried. Was.
Fundamentalists enraged over Smriti Irani’s visit
Smriti Irani shared information about her visit to Madina on Twitter. “Today’s historic visit to Medina, one of Islam’s holiest cities, includes a visit to the Prophet’s Mosque al-Masjid al-Nabawi, the mountains of Uhud and the perimeter of the Quba Mosque – Islam’s first mosque,” he wrote. However, his visit was not liked by Muslim fundamentalists on social media. These people were surprised to see the picture of a Hindu woman without her head covered around Al Masjid Al Nabawi.
What did the fundamentalists write?
One user tweeted “Why are you allowing the Mushrikeen to reach the perimeter of our Sanctuary? In Islam, the terms “Mushrik” and “Mushrikeen” refer to people who practice Shirk, the worship of multiple gods, Believe in idolatry, or polytheism. There is only one God, Allah, in Islam. Another tweeted, “What is a Hindu politician from India doing in Medina?” Another hardline Muslim extremist said, “The Prophet explicitly forbade the presence of idolaters in the Hejaz region.”
