The phrase "attack on a holy" is not correct and seems incomplete in written English.
It could be used in a context discussing an attack on something considered sacred or revered, but it requires additional words to convey a complete thought.
Example: "The protestors viewed the vandalism as an attack on a holy site."
Alternatives: "assault on a sacred" or "offense against a divine".
Islamic State suicide bombers reportedly disguised as local militia tried to storm one of Iraq's main Shia shrines in the most serious attack on a holy site since the destruction of another such shrine a decade ago sparked the country's sectarian war.
For many Syrians, the attack on a holy place was more proof of the brutality of a government that was not going to give up easily.
An army spokesman called the fighting "one of the most dangerous events in the past two months because it was a very well-planned and orchestrated attack on a holy site".
To carry out this attack on a Friday during the holy month is not respectful of Islam.
To carry out this attack on a Friday during the holy month is not respectful of Islam," said Mehdi, who was dressed in a long white djellaba.
The wordy letter, published on Jan . 29 turned out to be a sacrilegious attack on the holy Prophet Muhammad.
Slahi was suspected of involvement in the Millennium plot, a thwarted attack on Jordanian holy sites and Los Angeles airport.
King Amalric I (reigned 1163 74) directed attacks against Egypt, and his failures contributed to the rise of the Muslim leader Saladin (reigned 1169 93), who succeeded in uniting the previously divided Muslim world in a massive attack on the Holy Land.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, blamed "incitement" by the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, while Abdullah Abdullah, a Palestinian politician who supports Mr Abbas, said Israeli policies were "a planned attack on the holy site of the Muslims" and had triggered "unfortunate reactions".
In 1870 he wrote the sensational Anti-Janus, an answer to Der Papst und das Konzil (1869; The Pope and the Council, 1869), written by Johann Josef von Döllinger under the pen name Janus, a devastating attack on the Holy See and the Jesuits.
"An attack on the holy prophet is an attack on the core belief of 1.5 billion Muslims," Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said in an address at a religious conference Friday morning in Islamabad.
