For a Muslim scholar, Baghdadi does some prettt gnarly things that aren't typically viewed as permissible under Islam.
Conquering Mecca was thought to be one of IS goals early on during its expansion period when it was steam rolling every half assed, US trained and certified A-OK, Iraqi Army unit and expanding into Syria. Holding Mecca would have given IS legitimacy and the Saudis knew what it would have meant for them if it happened.
It's more likely now that years of a bombing campaign, reduced finances and fighter attrition have caused this Hail Mary, rise up and destroy the Kaaba message to be sent since its probably unlikely now that IS will ever hold it. The Kaaba represents the illegitimacy of IS as long as they don't hold it. A secondary effect of a domestic uprising would reduce pressure off of IS as the Saudi and the rest of the Gulf States were forced to focus on exterminating their own internal strife. The Gulf States are already a source of many IS sympathizers and supporters. The security situation in the Kingdom has been getting worse in recent years according to people who've spent time there. The Saudis spend a lot of effort keeping a lid on the problems.
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