On Flag Day... the story of the Saudi flag that has been flying in the sky for 9 decades

Weather of Arabia - The Saudis celebrate on March 11 of each year the "Flag Day", after the issuance of the royal order to that effect, based on the value of the national flag that extends throughout the history of the Saudi state since its founding in the year 1139 AH corresponding to 1727 AD, which symbolizes the testimony of monotheism that mediates it to the message of peace and Islam .

Historical references have mentioned the story of the emergence of the Saudi flag, and its beginning when the rulers of the Al Saud carried the banner, spread the call and expanded their areas of influence during the first Saudi state, as a symbol of unity, monotheism, the environment and the land.

The Saudi flag went through different stages of development, until it settled on what we see on it now, towering in the sky, and it is forbidden to lower it because it includes the word of monotheism.

The story of the Saudi flag and its stages of development

The references stated that the flag of Saudi Arabia, in the middle of which is the phrase “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God,” was inherited from that banner that the rulers of the Al Saud carried when they spread the call and expanded their areas of influence during the first Saudi state, and it is inherited through which many developments have gone through, and it is a symbol of the ruler And the state together since the establishment of the Saudi state.

The initial form of the Saudi flag is a green one woven from feathers and feathers, and the phrase “There is no god but God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God” was written on it, held on a simple flagpole, and it continued like this during the reign of the first founder, Muhammad bin Saud, until the era of Saud the Great and his son Abdullah bin Saud.

(Saudi flag - previously)

Historical references indicated that "the flag is a piece of green cloth, in the middle of which is clearly written the phrase "There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God." And under the phrase, a sword is drawn symbolizing strength and jihad in the way of God to raise the word of monotheism fluttering throughout the universe.

The flag during the reign of King Abdul Aziz is rectangular in shape and its width is equal to two-thirds of its length, while its color is green extending from the mast to the end of the flag. Opponents see it from afar and strike terror in their hearts. The two testimonies and the sword are painted in white in the middle of its area.

And the references explained, "The flag that King Abdul Aziz carried in the beginning of his reign was the part that followed the mast of it white, and there was a green part in it, and it was square in the middle with the phrase (There is no god but God and Muhammad is the Messenger of God), and it was topped by two crossed swords, and then its shape changed after that to include One sword under the word martyrdom, written under it (Victory from God and conquest is close).

What is the meaning of the green color and the symbols in the Saudi flag?

The green color in the Saudi flag is a symbol of the Gardens of Paradise and the two testimonies, an expression of the oneness of God and that the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, is the last of the prophets.

The two testimonies are written on the Saudi flag in the Thuluth script, and its base is in the middle of the distance displaying the two testimonies and the sword, its color is green - in the middle of it is the two testimonies and a sword drawn under it parallel to them, its grip directed to the lower part of the banner and the two testimonies and the sword are drawn in white, and the sword is drawn with a length equal to three quarters of the length of the drawing of the two testimonies and at a distance Equal on both sides, it is rectangular in shape and its width is equal to two-thirds of its length. The color of the sword and certificate is white, while its ground is green.

And on 12/1/1357 AH, corresponding to 3/13/1938 AD, the system for raising the flag was issued by Royal Decree No. 1/4/7 and published in the Official Gazette.

March 11: Flag Day

And it was issued, on Wednesday (March 1), by royal decree dedicating the 11th of March of each year to the national flag called “Flag Day.”

And the text of the royal decree stated: “Based on the value of the national flag that extends throughout the history of the Saudi state since its founding in 1139 AH corresponding to 1727 AD, which symbolizes the testimony of monotheism that mediates it the message of peace and Islam on which this blessed state was based, and the sword symbolizes strength, dignity, the height of wisdom and status, For nearly three centuries, this flag was a witness to the country’s unification campaigns waged by the Saudi state, and the citizens of this country took from it a lofty banner of pride that would not be set back, out of faith in the flag’s great importance as a manifestation of the state, its strength and sovereignty, and a symbol of cohesion, coalition and national unity. .