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In 1803, the Wahhabis took control of Mecca, but their occupation was ended 2.5 months later by the Sharif of Mecca, Galib, and his followers. In 1806 they again took Mecca, and this time held it for 6 years. In this time they destroyed many of the heavly venerated tombs in and around the city, including the Prophet Muhammad's. This represents Wahhabiyyah Islam at the height of its power, and at this point in time it surrounded the State of Kuwait completely. The influence and presence of Wahhabiyyah effected the practice of Islam in Kuwait, not directly because Kuwait remained independent, but indirectly because Muhammad b. abd al-Wahhab determined that anyone who slew an infidel immediately went to paradise (infidel meaning not only non-Muslims, but Muslims who did not conform to the Wahhabiyyah standards of Islam). With that influence surrounding your nation, your practices are bound to be effected. Eventually the Egyptians took Mecca from the Wahhabiyyah and the Wahhabiyyah severly declined in magnitude from there, however, it is still doctrine of Saudi Arabia today and Wahhabiyyah Islam is a fairly prevalent sect in Kuwaiti society today.