It was regarded as an assault on the Muslim people. Such serious infringement and other similar ones were carried out on the orders of autocratic rulers many years ago in more then one holy site but on different occasions. The most important of these sites were in the holy city Mecca and the Baqee cemetery in Medina in Saudi Arabia and holy shrines of Muslim leaders (Imams) in Iraq.

Since 1989, our organization has appealed and will continued to do so for action to restore all the damaged holy places in various parts of the world. Many of these shrines were completely destroyed by hostile and malicious elements while others were deliberately neglected. There are few other holy sites that are at the mercy of authorities in various locations, control its running and deter Muslims from performing their worships. Furthermore, they attempt to extinguish the brilliance of these holy shrines and stop the Muslims from being attached to it. But Allah will not allow but that His light should be perfected ( AL-TAWBA 32).

In view of the historical and religious importance of this sad day, the World Organization for the Preservation of the holy places declares this day to be a World Heritage Day. We seek the support of all those concerned and plead with Muslims all over the World to commemorate this sad occasion by appealing to the authorities in charge to restore these holy shrines. We also plead with the international organization to intervene on our behalf to achieve this objective