RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Monday called on Muslims to reject differences and discord, and to arbitrate the language of reason.
In a speech marking the start of the month of Ramadan, the king said the Kingdom has achieved great efforts in confronting the coronavirus pandemic.
“We hope that everyone will adhere to the preventive measures and apply for the vaccine,” the king said.
He also said that the Kingdom was proud in the measures and modern technologies it has adopted to ensure safety of those visiting the Two Holy Mosques.
King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman exchanged cables of congratulations with leaders of Islamic countries on the advent of Ramadan.
Also on Monday, King Salman received phone calls from the Kuwaiti and Qatari emirs, the sultan of Oman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince.
This will be the second year when Ramadan will be observed under coronavirus pandemic precautions
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman calls on Muslims to reject differences and discord
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman calls on Muslims to reject differences and discord
- The king called on everyone to adhere to preventive measures and apply for COVID-19 vaccine
Winners of 27th King Salman Award for Qur’an Memorization to be crowned this week
- The awards ceremony of the men’s event will take place on Friday at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, the day after the winners of the women’s event are honored
- Total prize pool for the competitions, organized by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance between Feb. 13 and 17, is more than SR7m
RIYADH: The winners of the 27th annual King Salman bin Abdulaziz Award for the Memorization, Recitation and Interpretation of the Holy Qur’an will be honored during special ceremonies this week.
Prince Faisal bin Bandar, the governor of Riyadh Region, will attend the culmination of the men’s event, held under the patronage of King Salman, on Friday at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The awards ceremony for the women’s event, held under the patronage of Princess Fahda Al-Hathleen, spouse of King Salman, will take place at the same venue on Thursday.
The total prize pool for the competitions, which were organized by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance and took place between Feb. 13 and 17, is more than SR7 million ($1.87 million). Three winners will be crowned in each of the male and female categories.
Abdullatif Al-Alsheikh, the minister of Islamic affairs, dawah and guidance, who is also the general supervisor of local and international Qur’anic competitions in the Kingdom, said the contest has become one of the most notable competitions of its kind.
