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The 1979 Grand Mosque Seizure was the armed occupation of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on 20 November 1979. The Masjid al-Haram is Islam’s holiest site. The event began when approximately two hundred militants, led by Juhayman al-Utaybi, seized the Kaaba and announced the arrival of Muhammad al-Qahtani, whom they had declared to be the Mahdi. The approximately two-week siege ended with the intervention of Saudi security forces and specialized units supported by foreign assistance,

The Kaaba is a structure located in Mecca, regarded as the holiest site in the Islamic world and representing the qibla toward which Muslims direct their prayers, as well as during the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages. It is situated within the Masjid al-Haram and is visited by circumambulating it in a ritual known as tawaf. The Black Stone, located at the southeastern corner of the Kaaba, holds significance as the starting point of the ritual circumambulation. The Station of Ibrahim enhances the sanc