Rereading the story of the Juhaimānal-Otibi and the Advent of the Mahdaviat idea in Wahābiat Context

The story of the capture of the Bayt Allah al-Harām by Juhaimān al-Otibi and his companions, which took place in the November of 1979 (the first of Muharram in 1400), is one of the strangest events of the history of Islam in Saudi Arabia, and its exact reason has been lost in the mists of time. In the present article, the author has tried to provide an academic analysis of this event based on some new information and Nāser al-Hazimi’s claims. Therefore, this paper is divided into three distinct parts. In the first and main part, the author talks about the Saudi government oppositions who were inclined to Islam, the biography of Juhaiman before 1979, and the event of mecca. Regarding the mentioned issues, he points out the formation fields of the Community of al-Salafie al-Muhtasabe, Ikhvān of Juhaimān (Juhaimān’s brothers), and some of their ideas. In the second part, he is going to analyze the reasons of Juhaimān’s movement, and evaluate the opinions which have been proposed on this matter. Finally, in the third part, he examines the legitimacy and the ideological importance of Juhaimān’s thoughts, and his impact on the next fundamentalist movements happening after him in Saudi Arabia.