King Abdulaziz's Death
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Contented and satisfied King Abdul-Aziz passed away in Taif on Monday morning 2/3/1373H/November 9, 1953. Everybody missed him, especially his family led by the new King Saud who had accompanied his father, since an early age, in most of his ordeals and achievements as an obedient son and a faith... Read More
King Saud Ascends To The Throne on The 8th of October 1953
1953-10-08
King Saud received the pledge of allegiance in Taif from members of his family led by his uncle Prince Abdallah Bin Abdul-Rahman and his brother Faisal Bin AbduI-Aziz who gave him his father's ring. The new King gave the ring back to his brother Prince Faisal thus appointing him as his Crown Princ... Read More
The First Expansion of the Holy Mosque in Makkah
19/11/1955
The expansion of the Holy Mosque in Makkah started by King Saud ( may Allah bless his soul ) in 1956 , after he finished the expansion of the prophet's (PBUH) Mosque in Madinah Al Munawara , which started in 1953 . it was the first expansion in Saudi history. Before this expansion, the area of the H... Read More
The Second Expansion of the Prophet's Mosque in Al-Madina
26-11-1956
Amongst the most important achievements of King Saud's reign were the completion of the repairs and the expansion of the Prophet's Mosque in Al-Madinah. In the year 1370 H (1950 AD), while King 'Abdul 'Aziz was still alive, it was discovered that the pillars of the Mosque could collapse due to insuf... Read More
The Services Offered to Pilgrims
1952
Road Construction in and Inter-linking the Holy Cities and Sites:
It was also during the reign of King Saud that the Mayoralty of the Holy Capital (Makkah) decided to devote its attention towards the improvement of roads and streets in the Holly City and the other Hajj related sites. In order... Read More
King Saud's Address at the Inauguration of the Shura Council
Date unknown
in the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
"Honourable members,
"God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you. It is my great pleasure to open this annual session of your august Council and welcome you to it. "Exalting God, the Most Gracious, for the graces He has bestowed upon us, we r... Read More
Abolishing Slavery
1957
Slavery trade was dominant in the Arabian Peninsula, and accepted by people for centuries much before the unification of the Arabian Peninsula by king AbdulAziz. It was very easy for merchants to transport imprisoned Africans from Africa through the Red Sea to trade them all over the Peninsula.
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