9 November 1956 “Brothers, The world today is living through decisive hours in its history. It is experiencing moments that will determine its destiny—indeed, the destiny of all humanity. The world is passing through a critical juncture in which the fate of mankind is being shaped. Humanity today is threatened...
Read more(Umm al‑Qura, Issue 1764, 8 Shawwal 1378 AH / 17 April 1959) In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful My beloved people, I praise Almighty God before you, and I ask Him to accept our fasting and our prayers, and to bless for us this day...
Read moreKing Saud Address at the Grand Mosque in Buraidah, Al‑Qassim Friday, 28 Rabi‘ al‑Thani 1378 AH / 30 October 1959 Peace and God’s mercy and blessings be upon you. “O Muslims… God Almighty has commanded in His Noble Book, saying: ‘And fear God, if you are truly believers.’ O Muslims…...
Read moreStatement by King Saud bin Abdulaziz During His Visit to the Eastern Province (1373 AH) Published in Qafalat Al‑Zayt Magazine “From Saud bin Abdulaziz to the sons of our people in the Eastern Province: We praise God before you, for He has guided us to our path, and we would...
Read moreKing Saud’s Statement at the Launch of the Saudi Oil Tanker “King Saud I” (1373 AH / 1954 AD) “I wish to affirm to everyone that we, the Arabs, believe in human brotherhood; we uphold it, and we call for it. The Arabs and Muslims have contributed greatly to the...
Read moreIn 1957, King Saud bin Abdulaziz—may God have mercy on him—delivered an address before the United Nations in which he affirmed that humanity had placed its greatest and dearest hopes in the United Nations, whose Charter, more than eleven years earlier, heralded the dawn of a new era of peace,...
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