His Excellency the Minister Says to the Guests of the Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques: You are the Ambassadors of the Kingdom in your Countries…. Convey What You Saw in all Honesty

His Excellency, the General Supervisor of the Guests of the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Program for Hajj, Umrah and Visit, the Minister Shaikh Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Ashaikh met yesterday a group of guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for the Hajj of this year 1440 AH, from different countries of the world, in the presence of His Excellency the Deputy Minister, Dr. Yusuf bin Mohammad bin Saeed at the Ministry's headquarters in Mina. His Excellency the Minister, Shaikh Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Ashaikh started his speech by welcoming the guests in their second country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, congratulating them on Allah’s favor that they became amongst those who perform Hajj and honored guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Righteous King and Just Ruler, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, May Allah protect him. His Excellency said: “The Kingdom leaders pay considerable attention to their Muslim brothers across the world, through performing charitable acts, including this warm hospitality. He also confirmed that, thanks to Allah, since the foundation of the Kingdom by the late King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Saud, till today, all Muslims across the world receive considerable attention from the Kingdom. Moreover, the Kingdom made significant contributions in serving Islam and Muslims and raising their ranks without reminding of generosity, or harm or compensation. Besides, these great services are added to the great development projects that we witness in the Two Holy Mosques and the sacred sites.” His Excellency made it clear that preparation and planning are carried out for each Hajj season, ten days later, by developing projects and works that prepare for Hajj each season, so that it is better than the previous one. Additionally, the Kingdom pays hundreds of billions to serve the Two Holy Mosques and to expand and develop them continuously. His Excellency added: Islam is targeted by targeting its first stronghold, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, because it is the head of the Islamic world, and the country in charge of the Sacred House of Allah, the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) , and the sacred sites, and is ruled by the Islamic Shari’a.” He also stressed “In this blessed country, we feel reassured, comfortable and stable, and support our blessed leaders that, thanks to Allah, take care of the Muslim nations, and Saudi people as well”. They are pleased with what pleases each Muslim, and they are displeased with what displeases each Muslim.” He added: “All the huge achievements that you witnessed in the Two Holy Mosques and the significant facilitations to those who perform Hajj, Umrah and visitors of sacred sites, are all due to Allah’s help, then to the directives of the Custodian of The Two Holey Mosques, and the follow-up of the Crown Prince, May Allah protect them. Moreover, they personally supervise and follow up on all the works of Hajj.” His Excellency also said “The fierce attack launched against the Kingdom by the enemies of Islam and the enemies of Arab from well-known directions, and which are launched from many sources, most importantly the source of doctrine, which unites us all, thanks to Allah. The enemies of Islam do not want that Islam to be based on the Qur’an and the Sunnah, rather they prefer that Islam be peculiar to them, and the ones who produce it based on their purposes.” His Excellency, the Minister Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Ashaikh added: “The Kingdom provided extraordinary support for the Palestinian cause and its struggling people, has had the same position since the start of the occupation of Palestine until today.” His Excellency added that King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, and his brothers, have been among the volunteers to defend Palestine in the era of the late King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, and they always utilize all state agencies to serve the Palestinian cause, which is known undeniable by everyone. His Excellency stated that the honorable stand of the Kingdom towards the Palestinian cause has resulted in harm to the Kingdom by the states supporting occupation. In addition, the Kingdom was the only state that allowed neither an official nor a citizen to visit Israel. The Kingdom had had neither an embassy nor a representation in Israel. The Kingdom is also the only state that has not received any guest from Israel. He added: “The Kingdom is a donating country, its people are generous, and its leadership is blessed, Praise to Allah. That’s why this country is safe, stable, and enjoys prosperity, welfare and comfort. It contains all blessings that make people obliged to express gratitude to Allah, and be generous and kind, in accordance with the Glorious Qur’an and the Sunnah of His Prophet (PBUH) in terms of synergy among Muslims.” His Excellency indicated that what happened to our brothers in New Zealand caused a deep wound in the heart of every Muslim, and in our hearts in the Kingdom in particular. He supplicated to Allah to be merciful and forgive all the martyrs, and to grant the injured speedy recovery. He added that terrorist organizations are trying to exploit Muslims and use the foolish among them to implement agendas to destroy and divide the Muslim countries. Unfortunately, all these groups and organizations are derived from the umbrella of Muslims, and they exploit religion and wear it as a garment to achieve worldly and political goals. His Excellency stated: “We must adopt keenness, be guides and be guided, and go back to our countries as satisfied and satisfying Allah, the Most High, by doing all the good, and achieving the right direction for people, by giving them an idea about what you found in the Sacred Mosque of Allah, the sacred sites and in the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) in terms of security, prosperity and stability. The is the message of the Kingdom and you are the Kingdom’s ambassadors to your countries to convey what you have seen without hypocrisy or courtesy. In conclusion, His Excellency ended his speech by saying “The Kingdom, under the guidance of its leadership, is recruiting hundreds of thousands of its citizens to work day and night to serve the guests of the Sacred House of Allah, who only want to be servants of the Two Holy Mosques. The leadership and people are united.” He also stressed that the Kingdom, Praise to Allah, is expecting great good, starting with support by the noble Saudi people to their wise leadership, which support comes in the second rank of inviolability after the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (PBUH). We express gratitude to Allah for this blessing. We also supplicate to Him to preserve Muslims across the world, preserve their religion and belief, and unite them. The truth should be followed, and falsehood should be denied.” Thereafter, His Excellency the Minister listened to the interventions of the guests, who affirmed that the Kingdom, under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, spares no effort in spreading love, peace and keenness on uniting the Muslims. They also said that the Kingdom is unattainable to all the envious people, who want to cause damage both to Islam and to the Kingdom. Moreover, they stressed that the hosting program is an important forum for influencers and Islamic personalities to cooperate in order to achieve what the Muslim peoples aspire to. At the end, they extended their thanks and great gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for hosting them and enabling them to perform Hajj easily and conveniently according to this qualitative program.