Banning Non Muslims in Makkah

[kchughtai]

Re: Banning Non Muslims in Makkah

@psyah

Peace kchughtai

I’m not saying this is THE rationale, but I can tell you A rationale as to why non-Muslims are stopped at the gates of Makkah.

1. Makkah - the whole of it is sanctuary. Not just the haram. That is no bloodshed, no slaughtering of animals and no felling of trees.
2. The entrance to the city via the roads is easier to police than the 40 or so gates to the haram.
3. Once people are in the haram even the police have to follow certain rules of the sanctuary regarding conduct.
4. If people wanted to cause harm they could do so regardless of entering the haram building, there are crowds in several places in the city.

Salam psyah sahib,

your explanation has one prime assumption i.e., non-muslims most probably may try to damage or do any such act that may amount to disrespect to say the least. Let us accept this assumption for a moment. my question is how do they make sure that only muslims gets in the premises. obviously, name, declaration of the person that he is a muslim or passport (if it bears the name of their religion). right? Do you think, in this age, it would be difficult for a person or a group, intending to damage the sanctuary one way or the other, to fake their identity? do you think it is a viable way to secure the sanctuaries from non-muslims aka miscreants?
The people who call themselves ‘Khadim-e-Harmain-a-shareefain’ should be pretty active in guarding the sanctuaries irrespective of number of doors 40 or 80. limiting the security to one main entrance is simply laziness.