▁cities , ▁the ▁Sa ud is ▁tried ▁to ▁create ▁obst acles ▁to ▁prevent ▁non - S un ni ▁Muslim s ▁( Note : ▁it ▁is ▁only ▁a ▁claim ) ▁from ▁performing ▁the ▁H aj j ▁( ann ual ▁pil gr image ). ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years , ▁they ▁gradually ▁increased ▁the ▁H aj j ▁duty . ▁They ▁also ▁b anned ▁pil gr ims ▁from ▁bringing ▁musical ▁instruments ▁and ▁ma h mal ▁( rich ly ▁decor ated ▁pal an qu ins ) ▁– ▁both ▁often ▁brought ▁by ▁pil gr ims ▁but ▁in compatible ▁with ▁Islam ic ▁religious ▁standards ▁but ▁were ▁practices ▁which ▁cre pt ▁into ▁the ▁people ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁innov ations ▁in ▁religion , ▁and ▁later ▁" bo ys ▁or ▁other ▁be ard less ▁persons ". ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁the ▁destruction , ▁Ira qi ▁and ▁Iran ian ▁Sh ias ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁perform ▁H aj j . ▁Sy ri ans ▁and ▁Egypt ians ▁were ▁refused ▁permission ▁to ▁perform ▁H aj j ▁( Auth entic ity ▁in ▁doubt ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 0 7 . ▁Mag hre bi ▁Muslim s ▁were ▁not ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁performing ▁the ▁ha j j . ▁ ▁European ▁travel er ▁Johann ▁Ludwig ▁Bur ck hardt ▁visited ▁the ▁c emetery ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁destruction . ▁See ing ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁dom es ▁around ▁the ▁c emetery , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁people ▁of ▁Med ina ▁were