Houthi attacks on holy sites insult two billion Muslims, says mosque imam
Sheikh Saleh Al-Maghamsi says Houthi targeting of Islamic holy sites is a grave affront to Muslims worldwide, recalling only the Qarmatians dared such acts before.
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AISheikh Saleh Al-Maghamsi, Imam of the Prophet’s Mosque, said that Houthi attacks on Islamic holy sites represent "a clear disregard for the feelings of two billion Muslims worldwide" who direct their prayers and supplications toward the Holy Kaaba.
Speaking in an interview with Al-Ekhbariya TV, Al-Maghamsi explained that Makkah and Madinah hold a sacred status that must not be violated, noting that history records only the Qarmatians as having dared to attack these cities in the early fourth century Hijri.
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Al-Maghamsi stressed that the Islamic world views these attacks as "a blatant assault on the sanctity of religion and Muslim holy sites."