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==Destruction of buildings and the construction of a library==
==Destruction of buildings and the construction of a library==
[[file:تصویر قدیمی مکتبه مکه مکرمه.jpg|thumbnail|An old picture of the library building.]]


In the Al Saud government, the structure of the Prophet's birthplace, like many other ancient buildings in [[Mecca]], was demolished on the pretext that people excessively sought blessings from it.<ref>Bilādī, ''Maʿālim makka al-tārīkhīyya wa al-atharīyya'', p. 294.</ref> It was demolished in the year 1343/1924-5.
In the Al Saud government, the structure of the Prophet's birthplace, like many other ancient buildings in [[Mecca]], was demolished on the pretext that people excessively sought blessings from it.<ref>Bilādī, ''Maʿālim makka al-tārīkhīyya wa al-atharīyya'', p. 294.</ref> It was demolished in the year 1343/1924-5.
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Later, considering that there was no tomb to be visited at this location, some tried to obtain permission for its reconstruction. In 1370 AH/1950-1, a permit was issued for the construction of a library in this place.
Later, considering that there was no tomb to be visited at this location, some tried to obtain permission for its reconstruction. In 1370 AH/1950-1, a permit was issued for the construction of a library in this place.


The construction capital was provided by Fatimah, the daughter of Yusuf Qatan, and her brother Sheikh Abbas Qatan (d. 1370 AH/1950-1) supervised the construction. After his death, his sons completed the construction work. Thus, the "Maktabat Makkah al-Mukarramah" was built at this location.<ref>Kurdī,  ''Al-Tārīkh al-qawīm li Makka wa bayt Allāh al-karīm'', p. 171-173; ʿAbd al-Wahhāb Ibrāhīm Abū Solaymān, ''Maktabat makka al-mukarrama qadīman wa ḥadīthan'', p. 80.</ref>  
The construction capital was provided by Fatimah, the daughter of Yusuf Qatan, and her brother Sheikh Abbas Qatan (d. 1370 AH/1950-1) supervised the construction. After his death, his sons completed the construction work. Thus, the "Maktabat Makkah al-Mukarramah" was built at this location.<ref>Kurdī,  ''Al-Tārīkh al-qawīm li Makka wa bayt Allāh al-karīm'', p. 171-173; ʿAbd al-Wahhāb Ibrāhīm Abū Solaymān, ''Maktabat makka al-mukarrama qadīman wa ḥadīthan'', p. 80.</ref>
 
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