From Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al‑Faisal Al‑Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to our sons and daughters in the Eastern Province. My beloved people, We praise God before you, for He has guided us to our path; and we would not have been guided had He not...
Read moreIn the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. My brothers and sons—neighbors of the Sacred Mosque, servants of God’s House, and noble people of my nation, On this night in which I meet you after our great Sovereign answered the call of his Lord—may God envelop him...
Read moreIn the name of God, the Almighty, the All‑Powerful. I inaugurate this Council, seeking from Him guidance and success in all that serves the interests of our nation and our country. I extend my thanks to the members of my previous government—foremost among them my brother and Crown Prince, Faisal—for...
Read moreMy Muslim brothers, We praise before you the Most Generous God, Who has blessed us with the completion of the fast of Ramadan. We ask Him, exalted be He, to accept from us and from you our fasting and our night prayers, and to multiply for us and for you...
Read moreIn the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Honored pilgrims, I greet you all with the greeting of Islam, and I ask God, exalted be He, to grant you complete safety, to ease for you the performance of the pilgrimage to His Sacred House, and to return...
Read moreMy beloved people, I depart this sacred land after having lived among you for this brief period—days that were among the dearest to my heart. In them, I came to know you more closely, and my affection for you grew, for I witnessed your sincerity, your love for your homeland...
Read moreIn the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to God, and may prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of God, his family, his companions, and all who follow him. The reason for inviting you here today is, first, the joy of meeting with you,...
Read morePrince Saud’s Address at the Grand Banquet in the Royal Palace in Honor of the Delegations Brothers in Islam, I greet you, on behalf of His Majesty my father the King and in my own name, with the greeting of Islam. In your honored presence, I greet all Muslims in...
Read moreBrothers, sons of our sacred land, Our hearts would not allow us to depart from your blessed country—the land of the Two Holy Mosques—without bidding you farewell, expressing our appreciation for your noble sentiments, and offering our heartfelt thanks for the warm welcome and sincere devotion we encountered among you,...
Read morePeace and God’s mercy and blessings be upon you. Praise be to God—we praise Him, seek His help, and ask for His guidance. We send prayers and peace upon Muhammad and upon all who follow him in righteousness until the Day of Judgment. From this place, on this radiant and...
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