▁and ▁shr ines ▁after ▁the ▁reconst ruction ▁by ▁the ▁Ott om ans . ▁Another ▁English ▁advent urer ▁visit ing ▁Med ina ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 – 1 8 7 8 , ▁described ▁the ▁city ▁as ▁a ▁" small ▁beautiful ▁city ▁res emb ling ▁Ist an bul ". ▁He ▁mentions ▁its ▁" white ▁walls , ▁golden ▁sl ender ▁min are ts ▁and ▁green ▁fields ". ▁Also , ▁I bra him ▁R if at ▁P asha , ▁an ▁Egypt ian ▁official ▁trav elling ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁described ▁six teen ▁dom es ▁mark ing ▁individual ▁and / or ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁gra ves . ▁ ▁Second ▁demol ition ▁ ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁Sa ud ▁reg ained ▁control ▁of ▁Hij az ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁( or ▁ 1 9 2 5 ). ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁I bn ▁Sa ud ▁granted ▁permission ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁site ▁with ▁religious ▁authorization ▁provided ▁by ▁Q adi ▁Abd ▁Al lah ▁ibn ▁Bul ay h id ; ▁the ▁demol ition ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁( or ▁ 1 9 2 5 ) ▁by ▁the ▁I kh wan ▁(" Bro thers "), ▁a ▁religious ▁milit ia . ▁The ▁demol ition ▁included ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁grav est ones . ▁British ▁convert ▁E ld on ▁R utter ▁compared ▁the ▁demol ition ▁to ▁an ▁earth qu ake : ▁" All ▁over ▁the ▁c emetery ▁nothing ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁but ▁little ▁in defin ite ▁m