Assalamualaikum

Thanks.

If the muslims can beautify the holiest site surely this is a positive, who says we have to live in the desert and ride camels etc. Just look at masdar city in Abu Dabi, the FIRST carbon zero city in the WORLD. Thats a muslim achievement. I think we should look at the bigger picture and as long as nothing against islam is taking place, allow it.

Mecca was the trading capital of the world at the prophet (pbuh) time, it brought people from all over the world, it was the most MODERN of that time, and so what stops us making it the most MODERN of today?? As long as when the adhaan sounds, all trade and worldly acts stop, and everyone heads to the masjid to pray, surely theres no harm here.

Please brothers and sisters open your hearts and lets support our brothers and sisters. This takes a lot of architecture, engineering and construction skill, inshallah maybe one day we will have high speed trains under mecca linking it to all major cities of the muslim world! The same planners could make the first car free city in the world by using this oil money to invest in state of the art public transport. Heavy investment in science and research, incase you’ve forgotten muslims were the leaders of the world in science technology philosophy maths and architecture. Inshallah we will lead the world in morals and spirituality too.

dears Architects,
There is a wise word “late is better than non”. We all know that someday in the near future, our Masjidilharram will not sufficient anymore for hajj and/or event others ibadah. Therefore the only way to solve this problem is “design”.
We are as muslim architecs is being challanced to think it over of.
Please do.

Salam,
Shonny, medijavanean.com

I read in the Islamica magazine (US based) sometime ago on the future development of makkah that it’s bottom line is to wipe out the traces of holy prophet’s traces and history. for fear of ‘bidaah’(idolatory of him)- well thats the Wahhabi logic anyway. Hence they are too happy to bulldoze the old library (believed to be prophet’s birthplace).

‘ A City with No History is like a Man with No memory’,
do we want this to happen to Makkah, the holiest city for muslims?

Now that they SA are cash rich and feel a bit arrogant, they feel its right to compete with New York’s skyscrapers. Who are the owners of these buildings and their operators?Financiers ? US, Europe, Jews- international hotel chains? While they cant physically cant be in the holy land, their ‘invisible hand’ certainly can, thro their wealth.

While I am of the view that some of the old mudbrick structure are no longer safe nor sustainable for future hajj accomodation, I think the whole are MUST BE PRESERVED AS A HERITAGE SITE!

Any new developments and future accomodation for zillions must be developed OUTSIDE this ring. Instead develop the best transportation system to ferry people between their hotels and the masjidil haram.

well. thats my 2riyal worth of thoughts.

I think It’s actually a step forward, it’s about time to shift the power and influence to Islam.

Personally, having been to the city a couple of times, I have to say that the city does nothing for the experience. What matters more is how much the umrah, the hajj, the salah in the masjid, the tawaf, the halaqas in the masjid can do for you. What matters more is what the sight of the kaabah does for your heart, how you feel humbled by being there, and by how your increased Eman affects your Salah and the effect the Quran has on you.

Remember, even in the sands of a blowing desert, with palm trees and an oasis, surrounded by camels… remember that one can still get lost in the dunya, and lose that connection with Allah swt, just as many of the Quraish and their predecessors did.

Btw… my main question lol… MR akhi where did you get this image?