Religion in Saudi Arabia land of the Hijaz has been forbidden territory for non-Muslims. According to the Hanbali school of Islamic jurisprudence, accepted by both the Saudi Arabians and the declaration's signatories, for a non-Muslim even to set foot on the sacred soil is a major offense. In the rest of the kingdom, non-Muslims, while admitted as temporary visitors, were not permitted to establish residence or practice their religion. While Saudi Arabia does allow non-Muslims to live in Saudi Arabia to work, they may not practice religion publicly. According to the government of the United Kingdom: The public practice of any form of religion
Al-Haram, Jaffa shrine for al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (d. A.D. 1081), who was a descendant of the second Muslim Caliph 'Umar ibn al-Khattab. According to Morris, the villagers were evacuated on 3 February 1948 out of fear of Jewish attack, after Haganah or Irgun attacks on nearby villages. The only trace of the former village is the "Sidna Ali shrine" and the cemetery which surrounds it. The cemetery has been developed as a parking lot for Israeli tourists. Al-Haram, Jaffa Al-Haram ("El Haram ʿAly Ibn ʿAleim", also "Sayyiduna Ali" or "Sidna Ali" "sanctuary of ʿAli [Ibn ʿAleim]"), was a Palestinian Arab village in