Unit 6: King Faisal

 KING FAISAL

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Ø CRITICAL SUMMARY:

The late King Faisal was born in 1907 and was the second son of King Abdul Aziz Ibn e Sa'ud. He got

Religious education from his maternal grandfather, Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdul Latif.

Faisal started taking interest in state affairs and helped his father after his education. He was made Governor of Hijaz at twenty and later served as Saudi Foreign Minister. He also got the opportunity of commanding the armed forces of the country. He was made the crown prince and the Prime Minister in 1958 after the death of his father, while his brother Sa'ud became the king. Faisal was chosen as the king in 1964 by the council of Ministers, when his elder brother, King Sa'ud fell seriously ill. He was a religious person and a good Muslim. He loved his people and ruled the country justly and wisely. He did a lot for developing his country. He made every effort to increase the production of oil in Saudi Arabia as mineral oil is the main source of Saudi Arabia. He set up new factories and mills due to which Saudi Industries developed greatly. Furthermore, he worked for making the desert area useable. So through proper irrigation, he brought new lands under civilization. He opened many schools and universities, where financial support is given to the students, so that they can get the free education. He also opened many hospitals and dispensaries to serve the people and many Pakistani doctors, and nurses are working there. He also provided many facilities to the pilgrims. He had a strong wish to unite the Muslims of the world and did a lot to bring them closer. He supported Pakistan in holding Islamic summit conference at Lahore in 1974.  He was a well-wisher of Pakistan. He was deeply grieved on the separation of East Pakistan, which is now Bangladesh. He was totally against the state of Israel because of their enmity towards the Arabs. He supported the Arabs against Israel in the war. He was very disappointed when Israelis set "Al-Aqsa' mosque on fire.

His wicked nephew killed King Faisal on 25th March, 1975. The feeling of the whole Muslim world was inexpressible. All the Muslims were grieved over his death. He was such a great man who lived like a soldier and died as a martyr. His death was not only the loss of Saudia but it was the loss of the whole Muslim world. The Muslims all over the world felt the loss of such a great religious leader who was the guardian of two Holy places of Makah and Medina.

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q.No.01: When and where was King Faisal born?

Ans: The late King Faisal was born in 1907 and was the second son of King Abdul Aziz Ibn e Sa'ud.

Q.No.02: What do you know about the early life of King Faisal?

Ans: He got religious education from his maternal grandfather Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdul Latif.

Q.No.03: When was the Faisal chosen as the King and why?

Ans: Faisal was chosen as the King in 1964 by the council of Ministers, when his elder brother king Sa'ud fell seriously ill..

Q.No.04: How did King Faisal rule Saudi Arabia?

Ans: He was a religious person and a good Muslim. He loved his people and ruled the country, justly and wisely. He did a lot for developing his country.

Q.No.05: How did King Faisal develop his country and what was his desire?

Ans: He made every effort to increase the production of oil in Saudi Arabia, as mineral oil is the main source of Saudi Arabia. He set up new factories and mills, due to which Saudi Industries developed greatly. Furthermore, he worked for making the desert area useable so, through proper irrigation, he brought new lands under civilization.

Q.No.06: What did King Faisal do for Arabs in their war against Israel?

Ans: He was totally against the state of Israel because of their enmity towards Arabs. He supported Arab against Israel in the war. He was very disappointed, when Israelis set 'Al-Aqsa' mosque on fire.

 

 

Q.No.07: What other post did Faisal work on before becoming the King?

Ans: Faisal started taking interest in state affairs and helped his father after his education. He was made Governor of Hijaz at twenty and later served as Saudi Foreign Minister. He also got the opportunity of commanding the armed forces of the country. He was made the crown Prince and the Prime Minister in 1958 after the death of his father, while his brother Sa'ud became the king.

Q.No.08: What did King Faisal do to educate his people?

Ans:  He opened many schools and universities where that they can get the free education. financial support is given to the students so

Q.No.09: What did he do for pilgrims?

 Ans: He provided many facilities to the pilgrims.

Q.No.10: What was the strongest desire of King Faisal? (OR) What did King Faisal do to unite Muslims?

Ans: He had a strong wish to unite the Muslims of the world and did a lot supported Pakistan in holding Islamic summit conference at Lahore in 1974.

Q.No.11: How did King Faisal help Pakistan?

Ans: He opened many hospitals and dispensaries to serve the people, one can see Pakistani doctors, and nurses are working there.

Q.No.12: Why was King Faisal against the state of Israel?

Ans: He was totally against the state of Israel because of their enmity towards Arabs.

Q.No.13: What did Faisal do for the Arabs in their war against Israel?

Ans: He supported the Arabs against Israel in the war. He was very disappointed when Israelis *Al-Aqsa mosque on fire.

Q.No.14: How and when he died?

Ans: his wicked nephew killed King Faisal on 25 March. 1975.

 

Q.No.15: How did Muslims of the world feel over the death of King Faisal?

Ans:  The feeling of completely Muslim world is inexpressible. All the Muslims were grieved over his death. His death was not only the loss of Saudia but it was the loss of completely Muslim world. The Muslims all over the world felt the loss of this great religious leader, who was the guardian of two holy places of Makah- and Medina.

COMPREHENSION B:

 Learn the spellings and meanings of the following words from the lesson and use ten of them in sentences of your own:
late; education; maternal; affairs; govern; later on; several; gain; resign; devoted; according to; progress; develop; pilgrim; unity; effort; spread; network; assault.

 

Words	Meaning
Late	Term used for one who died
Education	System of giving systemic instruction in school or university
Maternal	Related through mother’s family
Affairs	an event or sequence of events of a specified kind  or that has previously been referred to.
Govern	Conduct the policy actions and affairs of specified kind
Later on	After some time
Several	Too many
Gain	Achieved
Resign	Leave a job
Devoted	Very loving
According to	As stated by
Progress	Development
Develop	Grow and cause to grow
Pilgrim	A person who journey to sacred place for religious reasons
Unity	oneness
Effort	Struggle
Spread	Increasing area
Network	A group of system or interconnected people
Assult	Make  a physical attack on

 

SENTENCES:

 

education	Our young people need education and more organized activities.
maternal	My maternal grandfather was a very kind and caring person.
several	They lived in Spain for several years.
resign	Momin suggested that Maryam should resign from her current job  and find another one.
devoted	My mother devoted her entire adult life to raising her four children.
progress	We all have to work hard for the progress and development of our  nation.
develop	His reading skills will develop a little more quickly now that he is getting extra attention.
unity	Unity is strength.
effort	He made an effort to pass the examination.
spread	Uzma spread some strawberry jam on a slice of bread.

                             

COMPREHENSION C:

Make nouns from the following words.
born, educate, resign, move, rule, govern, serve, visit, die, develop.
Example: born — birth.

Words	Nouns
born	birth
educate	education
resign	resignation
move	move
rule	rule
govern	government
serve	service
visit	visit
die	death
develop	development

 

COMPREHENSION D:

Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the words given in the lesson:

1.     Faisal started taking interest in the affairs of the State.
2. He received religious education from his maternal grandfather,
3. He helped his father in governing the country.
4. He was made governor of Hijaz when he was only twenty.
5. Later on, he served as the Saudi Foreign Minister.
6. He also had the opportunity of holding the command of the Armed Forces of his country.
7. After the death of King Abdul Aziz his elder son Sa’ud became the King.
8. Faisal was made the Crown Prince and Prime Minister in 1958.
9. Saudi Arabia was in serious difficulties at that time.
10. Faisal used his wisdom and intelligence to overcome these difficulties.

COMPREHENSION F:

1. Write ten lines about King Faisal.

Answer:
King Faisal
1. King Faisal was born in 1907 in the influential family of King Abdul Aziz Ibne Sa’ud.
2. He was lucky enough to receive religious education from his maternal grandfather.
3. Due to his intellect, he was made Governor of Hijaz at a very young age of twenty.
4. After the death of his father and illness of his elder brother, he became the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1964.
5. During his reign, the Kingdom flourished to a great extent in the field of medicine, industry, education and irrigation.
6. He had a strong desire to unite all the Muslim countries of the world and for that he did his best to bring the Muslim nations close to one another.
7. He was a kind-hearted person that is why he always used to help the poor and needy people of the Kingdom.
8. King Faisal was a sincere and true friend of Pakistan.
9. He was against the state of Israel due to its brutal actions taken in the land of Muslim countries such as Iraq, Syria etc.
10. He died on 25th March, 1975 in an assault by one of his shrewd nephew.

2. Write ten lines of King Faisal’s efforts to unite the Muslims.

Answer:
1. King Faisal’s efforts are always remembered by all the Muslim nations of the world.
2. He had a strong desire to create unity among Muslims.
3. His prime objective was to unite Muslims on one platform.
4. He was of the opinion that the one and only solution to the problems which the Muslims world is currently facing lies in the unity among the Muslims.
5. He put emphasis on the need of goodwill among the Muslims.
6. He gave the idea and practically holds the Islamic Summit conferences in which all the problems were discussed at Length.
7. He always supported the Muslims at their hard times that created an exemplary effect on the Muslims.
8. The best example is his continuous struggle against the Israeli occupation of the Arab Territories.
9. He showed great concern towards the problems and difficulties of the Muslim nations and always stepped forward to provide best solution to them.
10.He selected the right path in order to save the Muslims from desolation planned by the West.

COMPREHENSION G:

G. Non-textual Exercises:
Earlier, later, the earliest, the latest, as adverbs.

Examples:
1. Earlier, he was made governor.
2. Later, he served as Foreign Minister.
3.Shops open at 9 o’clock at the earliest.
4.They close at 8 o’clock at the latest.

Exercise:
Insert one of the adverbs in brackets.

1. I can come by 6 o’clock at the (earlier, earliest).
earliest
2. He must be back home by 6 o’clock at the (latest, later).
latest
3. (Later, latest) they settled along the banks of rivers.
Later
4. (Earlier, earliest) they wandered from place to place.
Earlier

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