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==Demolition of Shrines== | ==Demolition of Shrines== | ||
{{Main|Demolition of al-Baqi'}} | {{Main|Demolition of al-Baqi'}} | ||
The tombs and shrines built on the graves of Imams were demolished by [[Wahhabis]] in | The tombs and shrines built on the graves of Imams were demolished by [[Wahhabis]] in 1220/1805-6. However [['Abd al-Hamid II]], an Ottoman Sultan ordered to rebuild the shrines. But again they were demolished by the orders of Amir Muhammad, the governor of [[Medina]], and the order of his father, [['Abd al-'Aziz]], the Saudi king.<ref>Najmī, ''Tārīkh-i ḥaram-i Aʾimma'', p. 51.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||