『The 1932 Hajj Tragedy and Saudi Arabia's First Modern Crisis』のカバーアート

The 1932 Hajj Tragedy and Saudi Arabia's First Modern Crisis

The 1932 Hajj Tragedy and Saudi Arabia's First Modern Crisis

無料で聴く

ポッドキャストの詳細を見る
In November 1932, just two months after the official proclamation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a catastrophic stampede during the Hajj killed hundreds of pilgrims. This episode uncovers the neglected story of that tragedy: how King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, having just unified the Hejaz and Najd, faced his first major challenge as sovereign of the holy cities. We explore the scale of the disaster — eyewitness accounts from Egyptian and Indian pilgrims speak of panic in the narrow streets of Mecca — and the swift, controversial response. Ibn Saud ordered the demolition of the old Suq al-Layl quarter to widen the pilgrimage paths, using the crisis to modernize Mecca's infrastructure. But the reforms sparked resentment from traditionalists who saw them as an affront to the city's sanctity, foreshadowing tensions that would erupt decades later during the 1979 Grand Mosque siege. We also discuss the international backlash: Muslim governments from Egypt to the Dutch East Indies demanded better safety guarantees, forcing Ibn Saud to balance his religious legitimacy with the practical demands of mass pilgrimage. A pivotal, overlooked moment in the founding of modern Saudi Arabia. #HajjTragedy1932 #KingAbdulaziz #Mecca #SaudiArabia #PilgrimageStampede #SuqAlLayl #Hejaz #Najd #IslamicHistory #MassCrowdDisaster #IbnSaud #MeccaModernization #1930sMiddleEast #HajjSafety #PanIslamicMovement #History #FexingoHistory #MiddleEastHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
まだレビューはありません