Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is the official title of the Saudi Arabian monarch, emphasizing his role as protector and overseer of Islam’s two holiest mosques in Mecca and Medina.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques canonical | 21 |
| servant of the Two Holy Mosques | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monarchical title
ⓘ
royal title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
|
| appliesToOffice |
Government of Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
surface form:
Saudi Arabian monarchy
|
| associatedWithInstitution |
General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques
ⓘ
Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah ⓘ Government of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
Saudi royal court
|
| associatedWithPlace |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Hejaz ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | purely secular royal titles ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenshipOfTitleHolder | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political leadership
ⓘ
religious leadership ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
source of religious prestige in the Muslim world
ⓘ
symbol of responsibility for Islam’s holiest sites ⓘ |
| hasDomain | Islamic holy sites ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | constitutional title of the Saudi monarch ⓘ |
| hasMottoLikeFunction | emphasizing service to the holy places rather than kingship ⓘ |
| hasPart |
responsibility for Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
ⓘ
responsibility for Masjid al-Haram ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning | guardian of the sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina ⓘ |
| isTitleOf |
Saudi head of government (when combined in same person)
ⓘ
Saudi head of state ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Mecca
ⓘ
Medina ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | خادم الحرمين الشريفين ⓘ |
| precededBy | His Majesty the King of Saudi Arabia (as primary style) ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
ⓘ
Masjid al-Haram ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| shortName | Khādim al-Ḥaramayn ash-Sharīfayn ⓘ |
| significantEvent | modern adoption by Saudi monarchs in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| titleHolderRole |
overseer of the Two Holy Mosques
ⓘ
protector of the Two Holy Mosques ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
ⓘ
surface form:
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia ⓘ King Salman of Saudi Arabia ⓘ King of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| usedFor | Islamic legitimacy of Saudi monarch ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Friday sermons referencing Saudi monarch
ⓘ
official Saudi state communications ⓘ royal decrees of Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
servant of the Two Holy Mosques
subject surface form:
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud