Servant of the Two Noble Sanctuaries
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Servant of the Two Noble Sanctuaries is an honorific title traditionally used by Muslim rulers, especially Saudi kings, to emphasize their role as custodians of Islam’s two holiest mosques in Mecca and Medina.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic honorific title
ⓘ
monarchical title ⓘ religious title ⓘ |
| appliesTo | ruler responsible for Mecca and Medina ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Mecca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite |
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Masjid al-Haram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | purely secular royal titles ⓘ |
| denotesRole |
guardian of Islam’s two holiest mosques
ⓘ
protector of the Two Holy Mosques ⓘ |
| emphasizesResponsibilityFor |
maintenance of the Two Holy Mosques
ⓘ
security of pilgrims ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
Khādim means servant
ⓘ
al-Ḥaramayn means the Two Sanctuaries NERFINISHED ⓘ ash-Sharīfayn means the Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArabicName | خادم الحرمين الشريفين NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
piety
ⓘ
religious legitimacy ⓘ service to Islam ⓘ |
| hasTransliteration | Khādim al-Ḥaramayn ash-Sharīfayn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedBy |
Mamluk sultans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman sultans NERFINISHED ⓘ Salah ad-Din (Saladin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent |
Umrah pilgrimage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
annual Hajj pilgrimage ⓘ |
| linkedToTitle | King of Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernUsagePrimarilyBy | Saudi monarchs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | custodian of the Two Holy Mosques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Amir al-Mu’minin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caliph ⓘ |
| scopeOfCustodianship |
facilitation of Hajj and Umrah
ⓘ
infrastructure and expansion of the Two Holy Mosques ⓘ religious affairs of the Two Holy Mosques ⓘ |
| shortForm | Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
religious authority in the Muslim world
ⓘ
stewardship over Islamic holy places ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Muslim rulers
ⓘ
Saudi kings ⓘ Saudi monarchs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
Friday sermons mentioning the Saudi king
ⓘ
official state documents in Saudi Arabia ⓘ royal titulature ⓘ |
| usedInCountry | Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedToProject | image of religious service rather than domination ⓘ |
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