Transferring the Prophet’s grave rumor rises into the debate of the International Conference for Media and Rumor.
The rumor of transferring the Prophet Muhammad’s grave (peace be upon him) from the Prophet's Mosque in Medina to the Baqi cemetery influenced all the researchers and attendees of the International Conference for Media and Rumor. The on going Conference is organized by king Khalid University. That rumor goes back to one of the researchers who made his own study, and published it in the British Newspapers - the Independent and the Daily Mail.
The issue was elaborated during the fifth session of this conference, which was headed by media Professor from King Saud University, Dr. Ali Dabkl Al-Anzi. The session discussed the possible ways of the Saudi authorities to deal with that rumor, which has left a wide contentious feelings among the Muslims and the media.
The ISESCO organization called upon all Muslims everywhere to disregard these false and malicious allegations. The Organization confirmed that the Prophet’s grave - peace be upon him - is safe in its honored place, and will remain there till everything on earth returns to God. The organization also pointed out that those allegations were just aimed at causing confusion and turmoil, as well as an attempt of drawing the Islamic world in a blind dissension that threatens its security, integrity, and unity, as a part of what the region is currently exposed to, of sectarian wars, terrorism and destructive chaos driven by colonialism and criminal Zionist bodies, exactly as the organization viewed it.
Moreover, the session addressed "The Saudi electronic newspapers way to deal with rumor: a survey for the Chief Editors of the regional newspapers such as “Alwe’am” “Ajel”. The survey became necessary since the emergence of the electronic newspapers and the expansion of its activity in recent years, and because those newspapers always attempt to achieve the scoop, depending on their characteristics which enable them to spread messages faster than their paper-based counterparts. There was a lot of debate about the credibility of the news broadcast by electronic newspapers and the extent of its contribution to the rumor spreading, due to the speed with which such electronic newspapers depend for publication. The worksheet was presented by Professor Yahya Abdullah Al-Qobaa from King Khalid University.
Dr. Mohamed Hesham Abbas Zakaria from the University of the Nile Valley, Republic of Sudan, spoke about "the implications of the negative media practices on forming rumor: a study on the existing contact in the field of journalism". This worksheet shed the light on the way the existing contact in the media institutions deals with the information credibility. It showed that by providing elements that represent a clear impact in influencing the receiver and considering the media material type as a form of rumor, leads to its initial configuration. Additionally, the worksheet highlighted and clarified some media practices followed by the existing contact intentionally or unintentionally, but contribute to the formation of the rumor, such include depending on unknown and undeclared sources, relying on secondary sources of information, and when an existing contact tries to reflect on one point of view.
