King Abdullah, Crown Prince Sultan deliver speech on Eid al-Fitr

Eid is great chance to be seized to invigorate spirit of sympathy, cooperation

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, gave a speech on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr 1430 H.

Following is text of the speech which was read out by Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja:

In the name of Allah the most Merciful the most Gracious. Praise be to Allah, prayers and peace be upon the Seal of Prophets and Messengers, Mohammed and his family and companions.

Dear brothers and sisters,

Peace and mercy of Allah be upon you. Eid Mubarak (Blessed be the Eid to you).

We are overwhelmed by feelings of happiness, joy and pleasure that Allah has blessed us to have fasted the month of Ramadan which is the month of Qur'an and the month of virtue and charity. We thank Allah for enabling us to fast Ramadan and blessing us with this happy Eid. We ask of You Allah to make our lives committed to You and our tongues and hearts to thanking You.

Dear brothers and sisters,

Allah the Almighty blessed us with innumerable blessings. The greatest blessing is Islam to which Allah has guided us. A manifestation of Islam is Eid Al-Fitr which comes after the holy month of Ramadan so that Muslims express their happiness with having fasted Ramadan.

Dear brothers and sisters,

Let joy and happiness spread as permitted by Allah the Almighty. Let hope spread everywhere and wherever we are. Let us make the Eid a great occasion for reviving the spirit of kindness and mutual assistance between the old and young, the rich and poor. Muslims, your Eid is a day of mercy, love and blessing. It is our duty to surpass sadness and show sympathy to the needy. By doing so, we are reviving Islamic virtues in terms of sympathy and solidarity in our society that follows Sharia.

We thank You Allah for these blessed days. Oh Allah, forgive us and accept our deeds. We ask of You Allah that we experience Ramadan again and see our country, Arab and Islamic nations and the whole world living in peace, justice and prosperity.

Happy returns.

May peace and Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you.