bahrain: the king's ramadan speech
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PRESSRELEASE
HISMAJESTYTHEKINGOFBAHRAINSSPEECH
InformationAffairsAuthority,Bahrain,August282011 :Inaspeechmarkingthefinaldaysof
theHolyIslamicMonthofRamadan,HisMajestyKingHamadbin IsaAl-KhalifaofBahrain
hassaidthathisGovernmentsaspirationisfortoleranceandforshunningviolence,and
notforexcessivepunishmentthataffectsourunity,cohesionandnationalco-existence.
InatelevisionaddressbroadcastonSundayeveningonBahrainTelevision,andrelayedon
other television and radio stations, King Hamad spokeof reconciliation. Whenwe see
workersattheirplacesofworkandstudentsattheirlearninginstitutions,whilesomeother
workersarenotworkingandsomeotherstudentsarenotstudying,weareprompted,he
said,tolookintotheirsituationinordertohelpthemjointheircolleaguesandclassmates.
Such an accomplishment will benefit the workers, the students, their families and the
wholenation,saidKingHamad.Theseareourorderstotheconcernedinstitutionsandtheyshouldimplementthemmorequickly.
TheKingsremarkscomeasmorethan400Bahrainistudents,whoweresuspendedduring
theunrestearlierthisyear,werethisweekreinstated.
Referringtothosewhowerechargedwithcrimesinthepast,KingHamadsaideventhough
wedonotwishtointerfereintheprocessofjusticeandtheapplicationofthelaw,westress
thatallcivilcaseswillhavetheirfinalrulingissuedincivilcourts.
KingHamadnotedthatthepastmonthsofthisyearhavebeenpainfulforallBahrainis,but
hesaidthattheHolyMonthofRamadanhascontributedtotherestorationofcohesionandmadeusallrecallourtraditionalinteractions,compassionandfraternity.
Referringtotheinternationalcommissionofinquirythathesetuptolookintotheunrestof
earlier this year, King Hamad said the decision to set up the Bahrain Independent
Commissionof Inquiry(BICI)wasthebest indicationofour fullcommitments toknowing
thewholetruthandtogivingpeopletheirrights.
HealsocommendedtheoutcomeoftheNationalDialogue. Youragreementsonfurther
reformsarehighlyappreciated,deeplywelcomedandgreatlysupported,saidKingHamad.
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CongratulatingBahrainis onEidAl-Fitr,marking theendofRamadan,KingHamadsaidhe
hoped Bahrainnow will witness a new stage of outstanding productivity, cohesion and
stabilityasourreformsmoveforward.
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HISMAJESTYKINGHAMADBINISAALKHALIFA,THEKINGOFBAHRAIN
SPEECHMARKINGTHEOCCASIONOFTHELASTDAYSOFTHEHOLYMONTHOFRAMADAN
28AUGUST2011
InthenameofGod,theMostMerciful,theMostcompassionate:
PraisebetoGodandprayersandpeaceuponHismessenger,hisfamily,companionsand
allies.
Fellowcitizens,
PeaceandGod'smercyandblessingsbeuponyou.
Itiswithgreatpleasurethatwetalktoyouasweareblessedwiththeauspiciousdaysand
nightsoftheholymonthofRamadhan,especiallythatwearenowin itslasttendaysthat
arefilledwithforgivenessandblessings.
Weofferyousincerecongratulationsonthisseasonofgoodnessandweareproudofyour
Ramadhanmajlisesandyourexceptionalmeetings.
Regularmeetings and shunningdivision within the same nation are good traditions that
mustbeperpetuated.
WewouldlikealsotocommendyourconvergenceonthevisionsoftheNationalDialogue.
Suchanaccordaugurswellforaprosperousfutureforourbelovednation.Youragreements
onfurtherreformsarehighlyappreciated,deeplywelcomedandgreatlysupported.
WealsowanttocongratulateyouontheauspiciousoccasionofEidAlFitr.WepraytoGodthe Almighty for happy returns for our country, people and for all Muslims, filled with
security, faith, peace, health and well-being. We do hope that our beloved nation will
witnessanewstageofoutstandingproductivity,cohesionandstabilityasourreformsmove
forward.
Whoevercontemplatestherecentdevelopmentsappreciatesthattheonlywayoutandthe
idealmannertoresumeprogressistoachieveunityandshundivisions,asorderedbyGod
whosaid:"AndholdfirmlytotheropeofAllahalltogetheranddonotbecomedivided"(Al
Imran-103).
TodaytheMuslimnationhasthedutytomovepastitsdifferencestowardsunityinaworldthat recognizesonly power. Power canbe achieved, after reliance onGod, only through
alliancesbuiltuponunityandcohesion.
Thenationisendowedwitharichcivilizationofcommontraitsthatcanreinforceitsunity
builtuponrobustpillars.
ThenationhasoneQibla(prayerdirection),oneBook,oneMessengerandoneGodwhohas
nopartner.Theunityofthenationisadreamthatitsloyalpeopleseekanditswisemencall
for.Godsaid:"Wemadeyouintonationsandtribesthatyoumayknowoneanother."(Al
Hujurat-13)
Fellowcitizens,
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The last fewmonthswere painful for all ofus, and even thoughweall live inthe same
country,somehaveforgottenabouttheinevitabilityofco-existence.
Wemust not swerve from our trust and faith in our common future, regardless of the
diversityofoursects.Otherwise,we loseourtrust inoneanotherasbrothers,colleaguesandcitizensinthisbelovedcountry.
Weallgrewuponthisgoodlandthatbringsallofustogether.Ourhistorytestifiesthatour
co-existencehasplacedournationamongtheWorld'smostcivilized,openanddeveloped
countries.Noneofuswantstolivealonewithhissectandtoexcludetheothers.Oursuccess
is inourcordial co-existencewith itsvarious cultures butwith itsdefinitepatriotismand
civilization.
TheholymonthofRamadhanhascontributedtotherestorationofthecohesionandpure
hearts of our people and made us recall our traditional interactions, compassion and
fraternity thatwere an integral part ofour growingup. This is thebest indicationof thegenuinenatureofourpeople,aswellasofthestrengthoftheirfaithandthedepthoftheir
allegiance.
Dearbrothers,
Our responsibility is to launch initiatives that achievewhat wewould like to see in our
people.Weare,thankGod,stronginourfaithandintheunityofourpeople.Thisstrength,
however,doesnothinderusfromconfrontingmistakeswhentheyaremade.
Despiteourfullcommitmenttoachievingsecurity,safetyandtranquilityforourpeople,we
donotwantanyprejudicetoanyofourcitizensintheirsecurity,freedom,sourceofincomeoreducation,inawaythat resultsinbitternessandthataffectstheir contributionsto the
nation.
Ouraspirationisfortoleranceandforshunningviolence,andnotforexcessivepunishment
thataffectsourunity,cohesionandnationalco-existence.Suchawishrequiresthatwebuild
bridgesofcordialityandfriendshipsothatourheartsconvergeforthesakeofeverybody's
interests.
Whenweseeworkers at their placesofwork andstudentsat their learning institutions,
whilesomeotherworkersarenotworkingandsomeotherstudentsarenotstudying,we
are prompted to look into their situation inorder tohelp them join their colleaguesandclassmates. Such anaccomplishmentwill benefit theworkers, thestudents,their families
andthewholenation.Theseareourordersto theconcernedinstitutionsandtheyshould
implementthemmorequickly.
Asforthosewhowerechargedwithcrimesinthepastweeks,andeventhoughwedonot
wishto interferein theprocessofjusticeandtheapplicationofthelaw,westress thatall
civilcaseswillhavetheirfinalrulingissuedincivilcourts.
Wewouldliketoemphasizethatwedonotanticipateputtingeveryoneontrial.Thereare
those who were charged with abusing us and senior officials in Bahrain, and we today
announcethatweforgivethemaswehopethattheyunderstandthatabusingusandothers
infactoffendseveryoneandachievesnothing.
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Therearesomecitizenswhowerevictimsofinjuries,ill-treatmentordeath,andwhichwere
causedbyseveralparties.
Therearesecuritymenwhoweremartyredwhiletheywereondutyforthenationandwe
are responsible for them and for their families. There are those who got arrested and
investigationsprovedthattheywerethevictimsofindividualbehaviorandwereill-treatedin custody. This is not tolerated by God and we do not condone it. The state has the
responsibilitytoprovidethemwiththenecessaryprotectionsothatthelawtakesitscourse.
EverybodyshouldknowthatinBahrainwehavealawthatallowsvictimsofill-treatmentto
askforcompensation.Somepeoplemaynotunderstandsuchlawsorbelievethattheywill
notbeappliedfairly,sowewillrequesttheSupremeJudicialCouncil tomonitorwhathas
beenachieved.
Thedecisiontosetuptheindependentfact-findingcommissionisthebestindicationofour
fullcommitmenttoknowingthewholetruthandtogivingpeopletheirrights.Wethankthe
membersandweappreciatetheirpatienceandfortitudeastheycarryouttheirnoblework.
Inconclusion,wepraytoGodtheAlmightytoimproveourconditionsandthoseofallArabs
andMuslimseverywhere,touniteourranksandtoreconcileourhearts.
WepraythatHeacceptourfasts,prayersandgooddeedsduringthisHolymonthandhelp
usintheserviceofHisreligion.
MayGodprotectourKingdomandsustainonus theblessingsofsecurity,safety,stability
andpeace.HeistheOnewhohearsandrespondstosupplications.
MayGodblessyouthisyearandwellbeyond.
GodprayforMohammed,ourProphet,hisfamilyandcompanions.
WebearwitnessthatthereisonlyoneGod.WeseekHisforgivenessandwerepenttoHim.
PeaceandGod'smercyandblessingsbeuponyou.
ENDS