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Why Did Jihadism Destroy Historical Monuments and Images in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan?

Summary by atalayar.com
It would be necessary to go back to pre-Islamic Arabia, where images, statues and idols were venerated in the form of polytheism. Pre-Islamic Arabs went to the cities to worship their idols in shrines. Muhammad was a member of the Quraysh tribe, which guarded the sacred building of the Kaaba in Mecca and its idols and images of the interior. But the followers of the prophet are increasing and with it the criticisms of idolatry and polytheism, fo…
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It would be necessary to go back to pre-Islamic Arabia, where images, statues and idols were venerated in the form of polytheism. Pre-Islamic Arabs went to the cities to worship their idols in shrines. Muhammad was a member of the Quraysh tribe, which guarded the sacred building of the Kaaba in Mecca and its idols and images of the interior. But the followers of the prophet are increasing and with it the criticisms of idolatry and polytheism, fo…

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atalayar.com broke the news on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
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