Selfies banned at Islam’s two Holiest Cities

On November 12, 2017, the Saudi government made it illegal to take selfies in Makkah and Madina, the two holiest cities in Saudi Arabia. Inside Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and Masjid e Nabwi SAWW, selfies are not allowed (in Madina). But people have started take selfies from their hotels which are nearer to the Holy Haram. That’s Why we prefer hotels close to Haram? But everyone has the right to give opinion. New rules about taking pictures say that cameras, phones, or tablets with pictures on them can be taken away at these two holiest cities.

Every Muslim, no matter where they live in the world, wants more than anything to go to Makkah and Madina to do Hajj or Umrah. The real point of going to the Kabah isn’t just to fulfil a meaningless obligation. Each Ibadat that Islam offers has a huge meaning behind it. Every Ibadat is important in its own way because it is a source of great virtue and teaches people how to live their lives in a way that is respectful. The real point of Hajj or Umrah is to visit holy places and pray and ask for help as much as possible. Holy Grand Mosque and Mosque Nabwi SAWW are the two places where people are supposed to forget their troubles, problems, and materialistic ways of thinking and just focus on their Ibadat, so that when they go back, they won’t feel bad about making more prayers and supplications.

When a Muslim spends too much time on worldly things, he is likely to forget why he is there in the first place. According to many Saudi Arabian embassies, the Saudi government doesn’t allow people to take pictures of themselves or of religious sites. The ban has been put in place because pilgrims sometimes take too many pictures, which can disturb the peace at holy sites. The order was given to keep the peace at the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madina, which are visited by millions of people each year.

When we think about why this ban was made, one of the most obvious and main reasons is the selfies and other pictures that celebrities from different fields have posted on social media sites. Every day, more and more pilgrims were taking pictures in front of Kaabah Shareef and other holy places and posting them online. In response to this issue, the Saudi government said, “If the ban is broken, security guards have been told to take away both the pictures and the device used to take them.” The Saudi statement, which was quoted by, also said that Saudi government officials should tell all Hajj and Umrah workers in their own countries.
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Staying safe during crowded Umrah season is very necessary for your lives. You must have to take make a plan to stay safe during the crowded place. We can also say that one of the reasons was to stop pilgrims from acting like tourists. Many people posted pictures of themselves in the Haram Shareef with their country’s flags, either in groups or by themselves. At Haram Shareef, all Muslims are treated the same, and their only identity is that they are Muslims. By doing things like this, the Holy Mosques in the twin cities of the country lost their prestige and honour.

You may already know that non-Muslims can’t go into Makkah or Madina, the two holy cities. In fact, they are not allowed to come into either of the two cities. Instead, they are only allowed to come into the pilgrimage sites. The first reason is that Shariah has a law that says non-Muslims are different from Muslims. As Makkah and Madina are the two holiest places in the world, even the Dajjal won’t be able to get in, so non-Muslims should take a step back before entering Makkah and Madina. Several signs and signals are put up to show that non-Muslims should not continue their journey ahead. But buzz was made when an Israeli named Ben Tzion who was born in Russia posted a picture of himself inside Masjid e Nabwi SAWW. The anger over ben Tzion’s post in the Israeli newspaper “the Times of Israel” was likely made worse by rumours that relations between Riyadh and Tel Aviv were getting better (the two cities of Saudi Arab and Israel). After the fight, the Saudi Foreign Ministry changed its policy and told the other countries’ foreign representatives that the law should be followed by any means necessary.

The step was taken to keep people and states from fighting with each other as much as possible. It was done to protect the holiness and reputation of the holy and sacred sites, as well as to keep pilgrims and other Muslims from making trouble, so that the peace of these holy places could be guaranteed.