Hyderabad, Sept. 8 -- After news of 10 cinema halls being built in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, spread on social media following the tweet of a Pakistani scholar, outrage and anger rapidly spread across conservative Muslim circles in India and Pakistan. The scholar re-tweeted an old tweet of the civic body of Madina from 2020.

Madinah is the most sacred city for Muslims alongside Mecca. It is believed that Prophet Muhammed migrated to Madinah following 13 years of persecution in Mecca, and founded the city-state subsequently. The final resting place of Prophet Muhammed is also located in Masjid e Nabawi, Madinah.

Mufti Taqi Usmani - chief Mufti of Pakistan who also has a huge following amongst conservative Muslims of India, on 3rd September, ...