“To our Muslim brothers in the East and the West: peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you.”
His Majesty continued:
“On the blessed occasion of the advent of the month of Ramadan, I implore Almighty God to guide us to righteous deeds, to forgive our sins and the sins of all Muslims, and to make us among those who fast the month, complete its reward, and attain the prize granted by the Lord.”
“I advise you—and myself—to fear God in private and in public, to permit what God has permitted and what is established in the Sunnah of His Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and to forbid what He has forbidden.”
His Majesty then reflected on the condition of the Muslim world:
“It is no secret to any of you what has befallen the Muslims. I have no doubt that the cause of this is their abandonment of their religious principles. The greatest of these principles is adherence to the Book of God, the Sunnah of His Prophet, and the creed of the righteous predecessors—whose history you know well. They attained honor and dignity only through the strength of their faith and their steadfastness in upholding the laws and rites of Islam. By this, they achieved victory and divine support.”
He urged Muslims to return to their foundations:
“Therefore, O Muslims, return to God in your private and public lives. Permit what God has permitted, forbid what He has forbidden, be truthful with one another, purify your hearts, unite your word, and gather your ranks. The current troubled state of the world has confounded every wise person, and the discord among Muslims has shaken Islam and its people.”
“Rise, O Muslims, to correct your principles, restore your glory, and unite your word, as God Almighty says: ‘And hold fast, all of you together, to the rope of God, and do not be divided.’ Otherwise, you will fail, and your strength will depart.”
He cited the Prophet’s saying:
“The Muslim to the Muslim is like a building; each part strengthens the other.”
His Majesty warned against division:
“How long will this division and fragmentation continue—this rift that has opened among Muslims and been exploited by others? As one enemy of the Arabs and Muslims once said when asked how he overcomes them despite their numbers: ‘I rely on the division among them.’”
He concluded with a heartfelt appeal:
“I say to you frankly: this is the reality. On this occasion, I call upon you to revive your past—a past written in history with letters of light. Follow the path that brings honor to Arabs and Muslims. Let us sacrifice what is precious and dear for this cause, with faith and conviction, imploring Almighty God in this blessed month to grant victory to His religion, to exalt His word, to humble the enemies of the faith, to unite the Muslims, and to preserve the strength of this noble nation in solidarity and unity.”
“May the peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you.”