SAUDI ARABIA'S GOVERNMENT DENIES PLAN TO RELOCATE PROPHET MOHAMMED'S TOMB

  The Saudi Arabian government  has debunked the reports that it is planning to destroy one of Islam's most revered holy sites-the tomb of the Prophet Mohammed and relocate it to an anonymous grave. The proposal is reportedly part of a consultation document by a leading  al-Shabal, oSaudi academic, Dr. Ali bin Abdulaziz of Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh. It has generated global criticism and furore.The Independent of the United Kingdom reported on Monday the vital document was circulated among the supervisors of the al-Masjid al-Nabawi Mosque in Medina.
  The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques described it as an opinion of a researcher,and should be taken with a grain of salt.According to the spokesman for the Presidency,Ahmad al-Mansouri,''It does not represent either the opinion of the presidency or the directive of the state,which has utmost keenness in serving the holy mosques and maintaining their sanctity.''