‘…The burdens of kingship, and the honor of serving it and protecting the Two Holy Mosques, have been placed upon my shoulders. On this night, in which I have seen with my own eyes, heard with my own ears, and felt with my heart what your chests hold and what...
Read moreHis Majesty the King Addresses His Beloved People with a Noble Royal Message on the Occasion of Eid al‑Fitr” “God has made it easy for us to spend these blessed ten days in the Sacred House of God, enjoying its nearness and circumambulating it, asking Him to grant us and...
Read moreReligion: “Nothing has befallen the Muslims of hardship except due to their turning away from religion and their failure to understand its depths. Holding fast to the true faith and understanding its meanings is essential for the protection of the Muslims.” Private Institutions: “Private institutions are the second pillar of...
Read morePeace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you. I pray that God may grant us a pilgrimage that is accepted, an effort that is rewarded, and a sin that is forgiven. I praise before you God Almighty, who has bestowed upon us His greatest blessing by granting us success...
Read moreI invoke God’s blessings and peace upon the best of His prophets, the one sent with guidance and the religion of truth, the Seal of the Messengers, whom God dispatched with what rectifies the affairs of all mankind until the Day of Judgment. May God’s blessings be upon him, upon...
Read moreThe lofty ideals that guide you toward achieving your goals, and for which you strive and struggle, are embodied in the unity of the Islamic world and in establishing a way of life founded upon the Qur’an, the Sunnah, and the brotherhood of faith. I affirm to you that these...
Read moreIn the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. From Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al‑Faisal To all governors and officials in the Saudi realm. Peace be upon you, and God’s mercy and blessings. To proceed: May God bless you. You know that God Almighty has entrusted us...
Read moreThe principles of the United Nations Charter have found sincere response and warm welcome among my people. We are, by nature, a peace‑loving nation. Many of you surely know that the very meaning of “Islam” is peace, and that our daily greeting to one another is a greeting of peace....
Read moreHis Majesty the Saudi King stated in his remarks that one of the most important subjects discussed in Washington with President Eisenhower was the Eisenhower Middle East Project. He added: “We spent a long time obtaining clarifications on the points that required explanation, and we now see the matter clearly.”...
Read moreMy brothers and my sons, Our aims in both our domestic and foreign policy are the very principles brought forth by Islam. We have no objectives other than these. Upon them we proceed, and to them we call. We seek no substitute for them, for they guarantee for us the...
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