THE FALLACIES IN SAUDI ARABIA’S CONSTITUTION
By S. Salimullah

The constitution of Saudi Arabia there is no doubt that it employs deceptive and delusive provisions; it also omits some crucial points of focus as far as Islamic power is concerned.

For instance, Chapter 2 Article 5 [Monarchy] reads as follows:
“(a) The system of government in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is that of a monarchy (?).
(b) Rule passes to the sons of the founding King, Abd al-Aziz Bin Abd al-Rahman al-Faysal Al Sa'ud, and to their children's children. The most upright among them is to receive allegiance in accordance with the principles of the Holy Koran and the Tradition of the Venerable Prophet.
(c) The King chooses the Heir Apparent and relieves him of his duties by Royal order.”

This provision is typically un-Islamic; for there has been no monarchy in Islam and it is not an Islamic system of government or leadership. Essentially, as Sunni group, our first opposition to Shi’a is against their belief in monarchy, saying that the leadership of Islam after Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) deserves his relatives and family only. For this reason we opposed and hated Shi’a since that time. But today the irony is the case. The top nation that professes to defend Islam according to the thought of Ahl-al-Sunnah (our group of Muslims that previously opposed Monarchy) they are today mentioning Monarchy as their best system of government. Note that Monarchy is an un-Islamic ideology. What a contradiction! Why they do so? We don’t know.

Secondly, Chapter 5 Article 33 [Armed Forces] of the constitution reads thus: “The state establishes and equips the Armed Forces for the defence of the Islamic religion, the Two Holy Places, society, and the citizen”.

This provision is evident. They profess to defend Islam and the holy cities of Islam. Today we know that Islam and the Muslims are the most persecutive community in the world. And even in the two holy cities there is the military base of those enemies of Islam that have been for long attacking Muslim lands and killing the Muslim brothers. And these foreign enemies’ Armies were officially invited into the land of Islam by the leaders of the same land of Islam. How can they justify that they are defending Islam? The pretext of 9/11 was invented against the Muslims but there had been no official report from our leaders in defending Muslims for crime they have never committed. Thus Afghanistan was unjustly invaded before their very eyes. An American army in Afghanistan had deliberately shot our Noble Qur’an but went unscathed. The so called leaders of Islam were unable to trace the case to ensure that the culprit was truly punished accordingly. Like wise Iraq was attacked and invaded under the pretext of disarming Saddam from WMDs. The government was overthrown with detecting a single element of WMDs. It has come to the knowledge of the world that the War in both Iraq and Afghanistan were utterly unjust and out of due cause; but yet no official memorandum issued by the so called leaders and defenders of Islam at least to express their grievances as against the American injustice against the global Muslims. The truth is that the leaders and defenders are politically powerless and puppet: unable to even maintain dialogue and Table debate with the West to defend Islam and the Muslim community in the world. Whatever the West says or decide they can only node their head to surrender.


In the Constitution also, there is no mention of any concept of Islamic independent political power, nor does it mention the elimination of foreign imperialism and influence. These are the most two threats that render most of the Muslim countries politically inactive, militarily powerless and economically dependent in the world. Unless each and every Muslim nation eliminates foreign political hegemony and imperialism they will never attain absolute independence in the world politically, economically and militarily. The main problem of Saudi hopelessness is that they regard the US as their ultimate benefactor and protector in the world. Here is what the King Abdul’aziz is saying: "I love your country and admire your president [Franklin D. Roosevelt], and am very grateful for the services which members of your mission have shown me and my people. You come wanting only to help us."
King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Saud to U.S. medical mission in Riyadh, January 10, 1937.

one of the many lies of the history is their saying: “the Saudi-U.S. friendship has not only continued but has weathered many storms, including numerous regional and global conflicts and crises…….,. This is a lie but the truth was a stark opposite. Every day and now the regional conflict and crises are always increasing in high rate.


Submitted by Salimullah

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