Congratulations to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its kind people on celebrating the anniversary of Foundation Day, which King Salman bin Abdulaziz —may God protect him—a royal decree designating the 22nd of February of each year as the day commemorating the founding of the first Saudi state, and the royal decree stipulates that the celebration of this day reflects pride in the deep-rooted foundations of this blessed nation and the close bond between its citizens and their leaders, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—may God protect it and grant it a unique status among all the nations of the world—is home to the Sacred House of God and the Qibla of Muslims, as well as the Noble Prophet’s Mosque. Is there any greater honor than that the soil of the Kingdom embraces the body of the best of God’s creation—peace be upon him?

The Kingdom has a glorious past and a present that looks toward the future under the leadership of the nation’s wise leader, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince —may God protect them both—so that the Kingdom may be blessed with the wisdom of its elders and the essence of years of experience, combined with the enthusiasm of its youth, imbued with knowledge, vision, and love for the homeland.

May the Kingdom remain proud and steadfast, may it remain an impregnable stronghold of Islam, and may it remain the beating heart of the Arab nation.