Each Monday a new and interesting tidbit of Saudi Arabian information will be posted.
Monday, July 25
Vacation
There will be no new posting of Trivia in the month of August. The next posting will be Monday, September 5, 2005.
The Birth of Jesus
Quran 019.023: And the pains of childbirth drove her unto the trunk of the palm-tree. She said: Oh, would that I had died before this and had become a thing of naught, forgotten!
Quran 019.024: Then (one) cried unto her from below her, saying: Grieve not! Thy Lord hath placed a rivulet beneath thee,
Quran 019.025: And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree: It will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee.
Quran 019.027: Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. They said: O Mary! Thou hast come with an amazing thing.
Monday, July 18
Basic Law: Economic Principles
Article 14:
All God-given resources of the country, both under and above ground, or in territorial waters, or within terrestrial and maritime limits to which the State jurisdiction extends, as well as the revenues accruing therefrom shall be owned by the State as specified by the law. Likewise the law shall specify the means to be employed for the utilization, protection and development of these resources in a manner conducive to the promotion of the State's interest, security and economy.
Saudi Arabian Information Resource: Basic Law: Economic Principles
Monday, July 11
A Story About Mary's Pregnancy
It is said that Joseph the Carpenter was greatly surprise when he knew the story, so he asked Mary: "Can a tree come to grow without a seed?" She said: "Yes, the one which God created for the first time." He asked her again: "Is it possible to bear a child without a male partner?" She said: "Yes, God created Adam without a male or female!"
Monday, July 4
Basic Law: Constituents of Saudi Society
Article 13:
Education aims at the inculcation of the Islamic creed in the young generation and the development of their knowledge and skills so that they may become useful members of society who love their homeland and take pride in its history.
Saudi Arabian Information Resource: Basic Law: Constituents of Saudi Society
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