Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Crown Prince Make Speech

Jeddah, August 31, SPA-- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz
Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and
Inspector General made a speech on the advent of the blessed month of
Ramadan for the year 1429H.

The following is the text of the speech delivered through the media
by Minister of State Cabinet's Member for Shoura Council Affairs and
Acting Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Saud bin Saeed
Al-Mathami:

In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
Praise be to Allah who says in the Holy Quran, "Ramadan is the
(month) in which was sent down the Quran, as a guide to mankind, also
Clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment (between right and wrong".
And peace be upon Prophet Mohammed who says," Whoever fasts Ramadan
in belief, his sins will be forgiven".
Dear brothers and sisters, peace be upon you and every year you are
happy and prosperous.
The holy month of Ramadan comes and Allah makes it a month of
blessing to fill us with mercy and forgiveness, to rekindle in
ourselves the meanings of kinship and compassion and to renew the
supreme values called for by this final religion. Allah revealed in
this month the Holy Quran, making Ramadan, the master of All months
as it is the month of the Holy Quran. This month strengthens cohesion
and the feelings of compassion and love and builds Islamic society
based on great and high morals. In this month, the doors of heavens
are open to do the good and to be closer to Allah.

Dear brothers and sisters,

As we welcome this holy month in pleasure, we recite the Prophet's
saying to his companions congratulating them on Ramadan, "O people, a
blessed month comes. Allah orders you to fast. A month when the doors
of paradise are open; the doors of hell are closed; and demons are
chained".
This holy month has given us great lessons which we see by eyes and
insights. We see how a human being shows mercy to another one, how
the rich feel the suffering of the poor, how Muslims race to win the
consent of Allah. This month leads them to raise all the noble human
meanings that form some of the features of the tolerant Islamic
religion.
Dear brothers and sisters,
Our Islamic religion is a religion of love, mercy and tolerance. Its
message is revealed as a mercy for human beings. Its way is the best
for the good and construction. Its way is for dialogue, love and
active participation in making human civilization.
Emanating from this standpoint, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which
has the honor of the service of the Two Holy Mosques, always senses
its role, duty and responsibilities to defend Islam, to work in the
service of the interests of Muslims and to embody their dialogue with
the cultures, societies and other world religions to build an
Islamic, close and supportive world, having a desire to strengthen
the concepts of peace, justice and welfare for all mankind. This holy
month renews in ourselves the commitment to these ideals, values and
objectives.
Dear brothers and sisters,
We praise Allah as He pleases that we come to this holy month and we
pray to Almighty Allah to help us in its fasting and performing
prayers, to forgive us, to bless the souls of the dead and to reward
us.
--SPA