Saudi here, this was a very good retelling of what happened, albeit pretty short and summarized missing very interesting details. I wish this show would be a little longer 28-30 mins with more in depth coverage of historical events, but overall good job. Good to see Aslan getting the recognition he deserves 🤩
Saudi here as well, there are some mistakes, for example, Juhayman's predecessor didnt rebel because of westernisation, he rebelled with the Ikhwan because the Saudis limited their raids into kuwait, jordan and other nations as King Abdulaziz wanted to consolidate his gains, they declared the King a kafir for doing so, and for dealing with the British later on.
This is why, as a US citizen, I try to watch as much English language foreign news as possible. I'm 53, was 9 in 1979, and don't ever recall seeing this mentioned in US news. Thanks.
You do know that it was highly unlikely that any Western reporters were stationed in Saudi Arabia at that time, right? Even now, how likely is it that you get any sort of news report out of there?
Well thing have improved a lot since 1979. If this happened today it would be all over the news. At the time it was underreported everywhere even in much of the Arab and Muslim world, I know many Muslims that don't know this ever happened. It's good to see people talking about it again.
If this event didn't happen, most muslims wouldn't be practicing muslims today. Many muslims were very secular back then and a literal interpretation of the holy texts wasn't a thing yet
many prominent figures in religion history are like that, Jesus failed to start a rebellion and become king of jews but became a God that's followed by many more who seek liberation from Roman rule for example
My favorite historian from tiktok has made it to the big leagues!! I'm happy you made this transition. You cured a lot of my historical ignorance and I'm grateful 🙏🏾
As a muslim, how do I never see or hear documentary on this? The Grand Mosque being stormed less than 50 years ago should still be a major talking point until now
That has been purposeful though. This event single handily changed Saudis position on the Dawah scene. This event is when Saudi started to spend billions on “religious” Dawah, a wahabi salafi, brand of Islam and exported globally to the Muslim world. There is not coincidence that after this event and the funneling on their “Dawah” money you started to get insane actions in the Muslim world
It was a major talking point, 50 long years ago 😅....... it eventually loses light and people forget. They did however make a tv show revolving around the case so it isn't really forgotten per say.
My family is from mecca, my great uncle was a security guard during the seizure and my father was a young boy who lived within a stonesthrow of the whole ordeal. I grew up hearing stories from people who actually experienced this and it was very interesting to see an official video about the topic. Thanks!
@@usmanbaloch1392wait, I’m hearing about this for the first time now. But this event actually happened during Hajj??? I assumed it took place at some other time when there’s a high number of people traveling to Mecca for Ummrah. But I would have never thought it happened during Hajj. They left that crucial part out in this video.
An odd question; Al-Otaybi wanted to usher in a more conservative Islamic way of life in Saudi Arabia, so he and his cohorts stage an armed insurrection inside the Grand Mosque, spilling blood in the process. However, by Islamic law, violence is strictly forbidden inside the mosque... did it not occur to him, Al-Qahtani, and their followers that they were committing an immensely sacrilegious crime against Islam by doing this? I know this is a weird question, but it does have me perplexed. Thank you in advance for any illumination.
The thing is these type of fanatics do not care. The truly believe they are right. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ fortold us about these type of people. They are called khawarji. They spill blood and cause destruction in the name of defending Islam. The Muslims have been dealing with these types for a very long time. In the Middle Ages they were assassinating Muslim rulers and in the modern world they have been blowing up buildings and people.
Extremist tend to think the end justifies the means, all the while conveniently forgetting Islamic values. Same thing happened with Isis, committing suicide is haram yet they manipulated it to make it think that you would be a martyr.
He was stupid, picking and choosing from the religion to meet his goals. You're not allowed to spill any blood in the Sacred Grounds of the Mosque, not even animal. Blood isn't even the focus, its life. Even ripping out weeds or plants that weren't planted there by people is considered haram. Not sure if it was ignorance or blatant idiocy.
What I'll never understand is, why invade the Kaaba when they could have just invaded the royal palace instead? You want to be a revolutionary religious figure, you don't go and commit blasphemy by bringing violence into the holiest place for Muslims. This incident always has intrigued me since I was born a few years later, many Americans have no idea how it was a key event on the road to what became 9/11
Well good question! It's prophecized that the Mahdi will appear in Mecca, specifically at the Kaaba, these fools took guns and went threatening the holiest place on earth.
My grandparents were among the survivors that day. This was an extremely important event in our history as Saudis even geopolitically and what happened afterwards.
Isn't this the guy who says 'Welcome, my friend' in that tiktok parody montage of stereotypical depiction of Arab countries in Hollywood movies. Lmao always found him iconic :D
Very insightful, thanks. Could you do an episode on the Treaty of al-Hudaybiya? Also, it would be helpful if you could suggest some books for further reading at the end of each episode.
I was on a pilgrimage in 1979 this incident was unaware for us after we reached overland back to Riyadh then only we knew that there was an uprising in the holy city. I remember certain youths were distributing handbills (leaflets) we couldn't understand arabic.the news was really shocking for us .alhamdu lillah we returned safely Thank you very much for this video very much appreciated
As a history buff, I had absolutely NO idea this event occurred, wow. The last known time I've known about Mecca under attack, was during the Crusades by Reynald.
throughout my bachelors's degree in IR I tried my best to research on topics like this one but unfortunately such topics arent valued much in isamic countries. we like to rely on basic topics.
That’s the problem with our ummah. Majority of the Muslims don’t know of our history and accomplishments. How do we expect to rise again if we don’t know how we rose in the first place??
@@BengalTiger12 my professors used to consider such topics as conservative and based on conspiracies. Unfortunately most of our social science professors in Muslim countries are cowards
Thank you for this great piece! There's an awesome book about this event called "The Siege of Mecca" by Yaroslav Trofimov. Goes into great detail behind this forgotten chapter!
That was not the first time something like this happened. Back in the tenth century, the Qarmatians took over Mecca and sacked the Kaaba. They removed most of its valuables including the black stone. The leader challenged Allah and asked where the birds were that were promised to defend the Kaaba according to hadith. The black stone was broken into pieces and ransomed back to the Muslims.
id really appreciate it if such a noble man like aslan pahari spoke on the history of the kurds: their rich history, their attempts at independence (eg treaty of sevres and the republic of mahabad), and their oppression both in the past (ottoman empire) and the present (turkey/iran). this video was great btw 👏
Do you know any resources/videos/books that talk about the true history of the kurds? as a kurd myself I often find myself confused when thinking about my ethnic identity.
I knew this story about ten years ago listening to Sheikh Abdul Hamid Kishki friday sermon the first friday after the incident. He called the so called Mahdi " The Mahdi of Israel". He pointed out to a particular verse in Quran that miraculously talked about this incident.
My dad was a young boy living in Makkah when this event happened, he told me stories about climbing up the mountains with his friends just to watch the grand mosques and the battles live since there wasn't visual media coverage back then (other than the radio). They used to get yelled at by their parents for doing it because of how dangerous the situation was and sinpers were always ready to shoot down anyone at any sight
1:40 He's not his grandfather 😂 They're from two completely separate parts of the tribe. Juhaiman is *Al-Ruqi* Al-Otaibi, while Sheikh Sultan is *Al-Muqati* Al-Otaibi.
This incident occurred 1 year before I was born. My family resided nearby, my dad told me that sounds of shootings and bombardments could be clearly heard.
Perhaps there was no Mahdi; it could be a story fabricated by the Saudi government. This man prevented Saudi Arabia from becoming Westernized for 45 years, and now Saudi Arabia is pursuing Westernization once again
Interestingly enough, my dad owns a book called the Siege of Mecca, about this exact incident, and I read it as a teenager. It's surreal knowing of it considering how very few even mention it ever happened...
So happy to see one of my favorite content creators doing things like this! I'd love to learn more about world affairs like the split between India and Bangladesh
Great video, keeping an eye out for this series! I'd be interested in a video about the early Kahanist movement in Israel and religious settler extremism.
As a Saudi, I am very proud of my kings and our army, the protectors of the Two Holy Mosques. Every mistake that happened inside the Holy Mosque, whether small or big, didn’t happen again! Our kings, our people, and our Saudi army are a sacrifice for this holy land and its visitors . As the Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him, said: “My Lord, make this city secure and provide its people with fruits.” 🤲🏻
That was my first year of university, during finals. I had no TV, received no newspaper, and of course had no internet. I never heard about it until this video. Wow, that's amazing. By the way, if you want to see what's inside the Kabba, there are various interior photos and 3D models online.
Quick notes : -Juhaiman and sultan are from the same tribe (otaibi) but they are not close to each other and sultan is not th juhaiman's grand father. -french military trainers were placed in tiaf (a city in the out skirts of mecca). -the saudi forces took control of the ground base of the masjid but juhaiman and his guys moved to the basement and that what led to use the gas -the whole thing took 2 weeks (20th of November to 4th of December) Great work and wonderful explanation
My dad lived this! He was 10 years old living in Makkah next to alharam (grand mosque) he said they heard the gun sounds from their house and after it was safe he and other boys went to the haram to collect used bullets found on the ground
There is a wonderful book by Yaroslav Trofimov, perhaps the only book of its kind, on this subject. A must read for those who wish to know more on this.
This was great. Thanks. I just recently learned about the Iraq and Iran war during the eighties so this has been enlightening in regards to what else was happening in the region.
There is an excellent bbc doc called sword of Islam about this period. I will say the title is inflammatory but it highlights the insane level of violence that occurred during this period. There was so much killing.
A lot of people have completely forgotten this pivotal event.
Unfortunately, many people do not like talking about their negative history
I never knew about it.
Many people are simply unaware. How many Americans you think know about the the Hajj?
@@mu0FFpu0FF Muslims themselves don't know about this,because in a way,it shows that mecca is not as protected as they think,yikes ... !
I didn’t even know till last year
Saudi here, this was a very good retelling of what happened, albeit pretty short and summarized missing very interesting details. I wish this show would be a little longer 28-30 mins with more in depth coverage of historical events, but overall good job.
Good to see Aslan getting the recognition he deserves 🤩
Saudi here as well, there are some mistakes, for example, Juhayman's predecessor didnt rebel because of westernisation, he rebelled with the Ikhwan because the Saudis limited their raids into kuwait, jordan and other nations as King Abdulaziz wanted to consolidate his gains, they declared the King a kafir for doing so, and for dealing with the British later on.
@@Seevawonderloaf Thank you! everyone likes prince MBS here, he's really changing Saudi to the better.
@@Seevawonderloafpajeet, there is no progression within islam. Islam fits all times, everyone that tries to change will see the effects themselves.
@@Seevawonderloafhe is loved by most saudis
@@Seevawonderloafwe love our government and the royal family
This is why, as a US citizen, I try to watch as much English language foreign news as possible. I'm 53, was 9 in 1979, and don't ever recall seeing this mentioned in US news. Thanks.
You do know that it was highly unlikely that any Western reporters were stationed in Saudi Arabia at that time, right? Even now, how likely is it that you get any sort of news report out of there?
We had a newspaper story about it plastered on the wall of our 7th Grade class.
Well thing have improved a lot since 1979. If this happened today it would be all over the news. At the time it was underreported everywhere even in much of the Arab and Muslim world, I know many Muslims that don't know this ever happened. It's good to see people talking about it again.
Even I am as an Indonesian (a muslim majority country) didin't even know the history yet
I have never heard of this in my life and I try to stay relevant with the goings on of the 🌎
I actually never knew about this, even as a muslim.
My father's friend's mother was there during the siege and you should listen to her telling the story, it'll give you goosbumps!!
@@ami_jaayis there a place I could listen to it?
I mean Yasir Qadhi did a whole lecture on it many years ago 🤷🏾♂️
If this event didn't happen, most muslims wouldn't be practicing muslims today. Many muslims were very secular back then and a literal interpretation of the holy texts wasn't a thing yet
It happened twice, there's something similiar like this in 1800's.
Very intriguing paradox. The man failed his mission, but achieved his objective.
That was always the plan
Now Saudi is reforming again
many prominent figures in religion history are like that, Jesus failed to start a rebellion and become king of jews but became a God that's followed by many more who seek liberation from Roman rule for example
tell me how ... saudi arabia is more western than ever before.
@@piraliraza doubt it.
My guyyy with the long format! 🏔
Lol I’m the only one who found your comment😂
Didn't expect you to be here
hello!
❤❤
I already knew this story from our Pakistani youtubers
My father and mother's father were there in Masjid al Haram when Juhyman and his people took over the Grand mosque. They managed to escape the siege.
My favorite historian from tiktok has made it to the big leagues!! I'm happy you made this transition. You cured a lot of my historical ignorance and I'm grateful 🙏🏾
As a muslim, how do I never see or hear documentary on this? The Grand Mosque being stormed less than 50 years ago should still be a major talking point until now
That has been purposeful though. This event single handily changed Saudis position on the Dawah scene. This event is when Saudi started to spend billions on “religious” Dawah, a wahabi salafi, brand of Islam and exported globally to the Muslim world. There is not coincidence that after this event and the funneling on their “Dawah” money you started to get insane actions in the Muslim world
I remembered this event briefly covered in a CNN doc about Saudi Arabia
It was a major talking point, 50 long years ago 😅....... it eventually loses light and people forget. They did however make a tv show revolving around the case so it isn't really forgotten per say.
Still major talk between saudis and they even released a TV show about it
the level of ignorance in the ummah is high. Iqra homie. And not just the quran. Read on the history of the ummah.
My family is from mecca, my great uncle was a security guard during the seizure and my father was a young boy who lived within a stonesthrow of the whole ordeal. I grew up hearing stories from people who actually experienced this and it was very interesting to see an official video about the topic. Thanks!
My great grandfather was actually performing Hajj during this event
Was it true that some people believed him?
thank you for your great uncle service. I'm Indonesian and can't speak arabic. I can't imagine how it feels like if I was there
@@usmanbaloch1392wait, I’m hearing about this for the first time now. But this event actually happened during Hajj??? I assumed it took place at some other time when there’s a high number of people traveling to Mecca for Ummrah. But I would have never thought it happened during Hajj. They left that crucial part out in this video.
Yeah some people did believed him and even some scholar were feared to give opinion against him that is true brother@@huda2379
An odd question; Al-Otaybi wanted to usher in a more conservative Islamic way of life in Saudi Arabia, so he and his cohorts stage an armed insurrection inside the Grand Mosque, spilling blood in the process. However, by Islamic law, violence is strictly forbidden inside the mosque... did it not occur to him, Al-Qahtani, and their followers that they were committing an immensely sacrilegious crime against Islam by doing this?
I know this is a weird question, but it does have me perplexed. Thank you in advance for any illumination.
The thing is these type of fanatics do not care. The truly believe they are right. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ fortold us about these type of people. They are called khawarji. They spill blood and cause destruction in the name of defending Islam. The Muslims have been dealing with these types for a very long time. In the Middle Ages they were assassinating Muslim rulers and in the modern world they have been blowing up buildings and people.
Extremists tend to ignore points that refute them in favour of interpretations that support their view - it's as simple as that.
Extremist tend to think the end justifies the means, all the while conveniently forgetting Islamic values.
Same thing happened with Isis, committing suicide is haram yet they manipulated it to make it think that you would be a martyr.
He was stupid, picking and choosing from the religion to meet his goals. You're not allowed to spill any blood in the Sacred Grounds of the Mosque, not even animal.
Blood isn't even the focus, its life. Even ripping out weeds or plants that weren't planted there by people is considered haram.
Not sure if it was ignorance or blatant idiocy.
Religious fanatics are not that logical. If he wasn't thinking that he is the Missiah, and invincible then naturally he wasn't of sound mind.
Aslan pahari!!!! Im so happy for you!! Love that you came from tiktok and now you're on the bbc TH-cam channel!!! Love this so much for you
What I'll never understand is, why invade the Kaaba when they could have just invaded the royal palace instead? You want to be a revolutionary religious figure, you don't go and commit blasphemy by bringing violence into the holiest place for Muslims. This incident always has intrigued me since I was born a few years later, many Americans have no idea how it was a key event on the road to what became 9/11
Well good question! It's prophecized that the Mahdi will appear in Mecca, specifically at the Kaaba, these fools took guns and went threatening the holiest place on earth.
@@IbrahimALAbid Prophecised? Which century do we live in?
@billpugh58 in case you missed the entirety of the video you just watched, the basis of these rebels' motive was that prophecy.
He believed he was the Mahdi, and the hadith is that people will give him bayah between the minbar.
@@billpugh58many things that were prophecies both in the Hadith and the Quran came out to be true you can look it up urself
Hey, I see this guy on tiktok a lot, glad to see him doing content here!
Ahh Aslan Pahari, huge fan. I’ve been a follower since covid days on TikTok. Excited to see what you’re up to next!
Bro I remember watching Pashari’s videos on TikTok a couple years ago, this guy is really coming up!
I did not know Aslan did content for ABC. Good for him, I love his content.
The thought of Mecca being threatened is something I could never have never imagined happening
Do remember that it is prophesized that a black man will take the stones to the sea. It will happen, eventually.
Mecca has been conquered a few times in the past 1400 years. The Ka'aba has even been destroyed multiple times. One time even by just a flood.
Sadly has happened handful of times in Islamic/Arab history (Qaramita, Abdullah Ibn Zubair RA khilafa etc)
its been conquered a handful of times after the prophet
Unfortunately the Kaaba was destroyed multiple times in history. In fact it was in the first 100 years of Islam that it was first destroyed
The narrating tone and style is superb 🌟
His TikTok content is non-stop gold.
My grandparents were among the survivors that day. This was an extremely important event in our history as Saudis even geopolitically and what happened afterwards.
Are you the same guy from the "Every Hollywood movie when they arrive in Middle East" who says "welcome my friend", cuz you two look exactly the same.
رب أجعل هذا البلد آمنا مطمئنا و سائر بلاد المسلمين
Love Aslan's narration, so calm and authoritative
Aslan pahari! Journey from tiktok to Mainstream media absolutely remarkable. Best historian there is
As a Saudi Arabian, I'm shocked that a lot of people even Muslims didn't know about this.
Thanks to our brother who worked on this
Isn't this the guy who says 'Welcome, my friend' in that tiktok parody montage of stereotypical depiction of Arab countries in Hollywood movies. Lmao always found him iconic :D
same I knew I saw him before
Very well produced and informative
Hello my friend!
Incredibly informative, and Aslan is an incredible host. Can't wait to see more of him.
Very insightful, thanks. Could you do an episode on the Treaty of al-Hudaybiya? Also, it would be helpful if you could suggest some books for further reading at the end of each episode.
I’m 27. I just learned about this attack from this video. Great quality and well articulated. Reminds me of the Amritsar battle in India
Salams brother I was 29 years of age I was on a pilgrimage during this seizure came to know only after we reached overland to Riyadh alhamdu lillah
Mate it bears no resemblance to the Amritsar battle.
Damn s/o Aslan been watching your reels on social media for years. Great to c u get this type of gig.
I was on a pilgrimage in 1979 this incident was unaware for us after we reached overland back to Riyadh then only we knew that there was an uprising in the holy city. I remember certain youths were distributing handbills (leaflets) we couldn't understand arabic.the news was really shocking for us .alhamdu lillah we returned safely
Thank you very much for this video very much appreciated
Going to the Kabaa with weapons is absolutely horrendous
As a history buff, I had absolutely NO idea this event occurred, wow. The last known time I've known about Mecca under attack, was during the Crusades by Reynald.
throughout my bachelors's degree in IR I tried my best to research on topics like this one but unfortunately such topics arent valued much in isamic countries. we like to rely on basic topics.
That’s the problem with our ummah. Majority of the Muslims don’t know of our history and accomplishments. How do we expect to rise again if we don’t know how we rose in the first place??
@@BengalTiger12 my professors used to consider such topics as conservative and based on conspiracies. Unfortunately most of our social science professors in Muslim countries are cowards
In 930 another branch of Islam carried the Kaaba away and held it for 20 years
You mean they're suppressed.
Thank you for this great piece! There's an awesome book about this event called "The Siege of Mecca" by Yaroslav Trofimov. Goes into great detail behind this forgotten chapter!
damn pahari, i've been a fan since your early days on tiktok!
Wow I knew you from tik tok, your voice was made for the big screens, I’m glad I’m seeing you here 😂🎉
This is very fascinating. Never knew about this event. And love the style of presentation. And Aslan too. Very composed and dignified.
It's great that influencers/youtubers are getting mainstream opportunities! I hope TH-cam stays free.
I swear I watched this only for Aslan, I already knew about this but this guy is something else.
That was not the first time something like this happened. Back in the tenth century, the Qarmatians took over Mecca and sacked the Kaaba. They removed most of its valuables including the black stone. The leader challenged Allah and asked where the birds were that were promised to defend the Kaaba according to hadith. The black stone was broken into pieces and ransomed back to the Muslims.
Very interesting and liked the unbiased, straight to the facts approach!
id really appreciate it if such a noble man like aslan pahari spoke on the history of the kurds: their rich history, their attempts at independence (eg treaty of sevres and the republic of mahabad), and their oppression both in the past (ottoman empire) and the present (turkey/iran). this video was great btw 👏
Do you know any resources/videos/books that talk about the true history of the kurds? as a kurd myself I often find myself confused when thinking about my ethnic identity.
never heard this story before, investigations into the history of this region are interesting. Hoping to see more :)
Came here from tiktok...... glad you've made it to mainstream......
Great video, more of this documentary style please ABC, very interesting
Thanks so much for this vid. History becomes more interesting in these days of the internet!
I knew this story about ten years ago listening to Sheikh Abdul Hamid Kishki friday sermon the first friday after the incident.
He called the so called Mahdi " The Mahdi of Israel".
He pointed out to a particular verse in Quran that miraculously talked about this incident.
Wow never heard of this. Thanks!
I love your voice!!! You really sound like a seasoned historian / old medieval english font 😂❤
Very nice documentary…. I recognise you from twitter
Wow, I never heard of this! Thanks so much!
Very interesting I never knew something like this ever occurred in Mecca
My dad was a young boy living in Makkah when this event happened, he told me stories about climbing up the mountains with his friends just to watch the grand mosques and the battles live since there wasn't visual media coverage back then (other than the radio). They used to get yelled at by their parents for doing it because of how dangerous the situation was and sinpers were always ready to shoot down anyone at any sight
1:40
He's not his grandfather 😂 They're from two completely separate parts of the tribe.
Juhaiman is *Al-Ruqi* Al-Otaibi, while Sheikh Sultan is *Al-Muqati* Al-Otaibi.
Very interesting documentary. I remember the seige, I was 21 years old. But I didn't know the background to the incident. Keep up the good work.
First, I saw your content in Tiktok. Immediately I started following you. Happy to see you in this platform also.
This incident occurred 1 year before I was born. My family resided nearby, my dad told me that sounds of shootings and bombardments could be clearly heard.
If the Mahdi came, Muslims would know. That man was not the Mahdi.
How would you know?
How would they know?
@@karlscher5170they’d recognise it. It’d just be like that.
Perhaps there was no Mahdi; it could be a story fabricated by the Saudi government. This man prevented Saudi Arabia from becoming Westernized for 45 years, and now Saudi Arabia is pursuing Westernization once again
The mahdi obviously wouldn’t arrive in this manner
OMG YOU FINALLY HAVE YOUR OWN SHOW!!
Interestingly enough, my dad owns a book called the Siege of Mecca, about this exact incident, and I read it as a teenager. It's surreal knowing of it considering how very few even mention it ever happened...
So happy to see one of my favorite content creators doing things like this! I'd love to learn more about world affairs like the split between India and Bangladesh
Hey! Came from tiktok to watch your video!
Good informative video. Glad to see Aslan having grown from my cellphone screen to be broadcasted by an outlet such as ABC news
Love your work brother - never knew you also do program on ABC. ❤
Hello my friend. Thank you for highlighting an event that I never knew happened. Now I want to research more about it.
Great video, keeping an eye out for this series! I'd be interested in a video about the early Kahanist movement in Israel and religious settler extremism.
OMG AMAZING TIKTOK GUY! IM PROUD OF YOU❤
I've never heard of this, until now. Thanks Professor!!!
no way Aslan Pahari?? i've been following him for so long
Dude your voice,,,, I've known this event as a muslim for a long time but you just presented it so beautifully.
Incredibly and smoothly explained 👍🏽 I am now a fan and will be following you for further videos !!!
Aslan Pahari has made it far at such a young age! 🔥🙏🏽
As a Saudi, I am very proud of my kings and our army, the protectors of the Two Holy Mosques. Every mistake that happened inside the Holy Mosque, whether small or big, didn’t happen again! Our kings, our people, and our Saudi army are a sacrifice for this holy land and its visitors . As the Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him, said: “My Lord, make this city secure and provide its people with fruits.” 🤲🏻
This man has a great voice for narration
He’s pretty famous on TikTok
Your way of explaination and story telling about a topic to audience is great 👍.
That was my first year of university, during finals. I had no TV, received no newspaper, and of course had no internet. I never heard about it until this video. Wow, that's amazing. By the way, if you want to see what's inside the Kabba, there are various interior photos and 3D models online.
Fantastic analysis Aslan. Thank you for your work!
Wow, I'm 43 and this is the first I've ever heard about this event!
HELLO MY FRIEND!!
I read about this in the World Almanac when I was a kid. Now I’m adult and learning about the full story…
Congrats on hosting a segment on the ABC. I've been watching your tiktoks for a few years now
When i was little my families told me stories about this and it scared me out alot
Where is the "Hello my friend"??
Thanks for reporting this, it reflects a lot of issues that continue today.
Quick notes :
-Juhaiman and sultan are from the same tribe (otaibi) but they are not close to each other and sultan is not th juhaiman's grand father.
-french military trainers were placed in tiaf (a city in the out skirts of mecca).
-the saudi forces took control of the ground base of the masjid but juhaiman and his guys moved to the basement and that what led to use the gas
-the whole thing took 2 weeks (20th of November to 4th of December)
Great work and wonderful explanation
i understood the militants were flooded out with water. was i wrong?
Correct. Near the end of the siege they all retreated to the basements
Damn bro I saw you on Instagram and now you got a job with ABC. Crazy
My dad lived this! He was 10 years old living in Makkah next to alharam (grand mosque) he said they heard the gun sounds from their house and after it was safe he and other boys went to the haram to collect used bullets found on the ground
Shame this all happened, truly a shame. This must’ve been heartbreaking to the Muslim World, and it slowed progress in the country
I never knew this happened. Thank you
This is like fundamentalist evangelicals storming notre dam
Not at all, they would not find Notre Dame very holy.
More like TradCaths capturing the Vatican.
The protestans did storm churches.
In what sense?
Notre Dame isn’t as important. More like the St Peters Basilica
Not the holiest site for christians tho
"Hello, my friend", AslanPahari!
There is a wonderful book by Yaroslav Trofimov, perhaps the only book of its kind, on this subject. A must read for those who wish to know more on this.
This was great. Thanks. I just recently learned about the Iraq and Iran war during the eighties so this has been enlightening in regards to what else was happening in the region.
I had heard of all the wars, but not this event
There is an excellent bbc doc called sword of Islam about this period. I will say the title is inflammatory but it highlights the insane level of violence that occurred during this period. There was so much killing.
Finally my boy is made it to ABC!
omg such a thorough documentary
Hellooo my friend! Best host ever, good choice ABC
Your accent and articulation is amazing.