▁sought ▁to ▁broadcast ▁their ▁newly ▁acquired ▁political ▁power ". ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁v ener ation ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁shr ines ▁represented ▁the ▁desire ▁for ▁a ▁un ited ▁the ological ▁approach ▁to ▁God ▁and ▁a ▁political ▁approach ▁to ▁land . ▁“ W ah hab ism ” ▁( a ▁term ▁used ▁by ▁those ▁opposed ▁to ▁main stream ▁Sun ni ▁do ctr ines ) ▁also ▁views ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁as ▁just ified ▁on ▁the ological ▁and ▁political ▁principles . ▁According ▁to ▁Moh amm adi , ▁the ▁destruction ▁could ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁indicating ▁victory ▁over ▁Sh ia ▁( this ▁is ▁deb atable ▁since ▁this ▁position ▁is ▁well ▁ground ed ▁in ▁Islam ) ▁as ▁al - B a qi ▁is ▁the ▁bur ial ▁place ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Sh ia ▁Im ams ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁A hl ▁al - B ay t ▁(" Pe ople ▁of ▁the ▁House ") ▁– ▁Muhammad ' s ▁family . ▁ ▁Dem ol itions ▁ ▁First ▁demol ition ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Sa ud ' s ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁( 1 8 0 6 ) ▁control ▁over ▁Me cca ▁and ▁Med ina , ▁they ▁demol ished ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁religious ▁buildings ▁including ▁tomb s ▁and ▁mos ques , ▁whether ▁inside ▁or ▁outside ▁the ▁Ba qi , ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁their ▁doctrine . ▁These ▁were ▁raz ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground , ▁and ▁pl under ed ▁for ▁their ▁decor ations ▁and ▁goods . ▁ ▁After ▁taking ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁holy