Flag of Saudi Arabia - wikipedia Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Use State and war flag, state and naval ensign Proportion 2 : 3 Adopted March 15, 1973 Design A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above a horizontal saber, in which the tip was pointed to the hoist - side in the center. reverse This article contains Arabic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. The flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ( Arabic : علم المملكة العربية السعودية ‎ ) is the flag used by the government of Saudi Arabia since March 15, 1973. It is a green flag featuring in white an Arabic inscription and a sword. The inscription is the Islamic creed, or shahada. Contents 1 Design 2 Colours scheme 3 Use 4 History 5 Past flags 6 Other flags 7 References 8 External links Design The Arabic inscription on the flag, written in the calligraphic Thuluth script, is the shahada or Islamic declaration of faith : لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله lā ʾilāha ʾillā - llāh, muhammadun rasūlu - llāh There is no god but God ; Muhammad is the Messenger of God. '' The green of the flag represents Islam and the sword stands for the strictness in applying justice. The flag is manufactured with identical obverse and reverse sides, to ensure the shahada reads correctly, from right to left, from either side. The sword points to the left on both sides, in the direction of the script. The flag is sinister hoisted, meaning that it is hoisted to the left of the flagpole, as viewed from the obverse ( front ) side. The flag 's green is Pantone 349 C ( C90, M12, Y95, K40 ). Colours scheme Green White RGB 0 / 108 / 53 255 / 255 / 255 Hexadecimal # 006c35ff # FFFFFF CMYK 100 / 0 / 51 / 58 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 Use The flag of Saudi Arabia is never flown at half - mast. Because the shahada is considered holy, the flag is not normally used on T - shirts or other items. Saudi Arabia protested against its inclusion on a planned football to be issued by FIFA, bearing all the flags of the participants of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Saudi officials said that kicking the creed with the foot was completely unacceptable. Similarly, an attempt by the U.S. military to win favour with children of the Khost Province of Afghanistan by distributing footballs adorned with flags, including that of Saudi Arabia, ended in demonstrations. The flag is never lowered to half - mast as a sign of mourning, because lowering it would be considered blasphemous. Similarly, the flags of Afghanistan, Iran, Somaliland, and Iraq are also never at half - mast. The normal flag can not be hoisted vertically according to Saudi legislation. Special vertical flags are manufactured where both the inscription ( the creed ) and the emblem ( the sword ) are rotated, although this is rare, as most Arab countries traditionally do not hoist flags vertically. History flag ( hanging ) The Al Saud, the ruling family of Saudi Arabia, has long been closely related with Muhammad ibn Abd al - Wahhab. He and the people who followed him, since the 18th century, had used the shahada on their flags. In 1902 Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Al - Saud, leader of the Al Saud and the future founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, added a sword to this flag. The design of the flag was not standardized prior to March 15, 1973, and variants with two swords and / or a white vertical stripe at the hoist were frequently used. By 1938, the flag had basically assumed its present form, except the sword had a different design ( with a more curved blade ) and it, along with the shahada above, took up more of the flag 's space. Variant of the flag in use from 1932 to 1934, with white stripe on the hoist. Variant of the flag in use from 1934 to 1938, with a thinner white stripe. Variant of the flag in use from 1938 to 1973, with no stripe. Past flags The precursor states to Saudi Arabia were Nejd and Hejaz. The state flag of Nejd followed today 's Saudi flag pattern very closely. The state of Hijaz followed the patterns seen in countries like Palestine and Sudan. From 1744 a crescent was present. From 1902 until 1921 a different Arabic inscription was used. One of the primary opponents to the Saudis was the Al Rashid family in the north of the peninsula, until their defeat in 1921. Flag of the Umayyad Caliphate, from 661 to 750. Flag of the Abbasid Caliphate, from 750 to 1517. Flag of the Emirate of Ha'il, from 1835 to 1920. Flag of the Emirate of Ha'il, from 1920 to 1921. Flag of the First Saudi State, from 1744 to 1818. Flag of the Second Saudi State from 1824 to 1891 and the Flag of the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa from 1902 to 1921. Flag of Nejd from 1921 to 1926, closely resembling the modern Saudi flag. Flag of Nejd from 1926 to 1932, with a white border and no sword. Provisional Flag of Hejaz, 1916 to 1917. Flag of Hejaz from 1917 to 1920, based on the Flag of the Arab Revolt. Flag of Hejaz from 1920 to 1926. Flag of Hejaz from 1926 to 1932. Flag of Upper Asir from 1918 to 1923. Other flags The civil ensign, for use by merchant vessels at sea, is a green flag with the state flag in the canton with a white border. The royal standard is the state flag with the palm tree and swords in the canton. Royal Standard of the King of Saudi Arabia. ( Ratio : 2 : 3 ) Royal Standard of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. ( Ratio : 2 : 3 ) Civil ensign. ( Ratio : 2 : 3 ) Flag of the Royal Saudi Land Forces. ( Ratio : 2 : 3 ) Flag of the Royal Saudi Air Force. ( Ratio : 2 : 3 ) Flag of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. ( Ratio : 2 : 3 ) Flag of the Royal Saudi Air Defense Force ( Ratio : 2 : 3 ) Naval Ensign of Saudi Arabia. ( Ratio : 12 : 25 ) The Ikhwan References Jump up ^ `` About Saudi Arabia : Facts and figures ''. The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington D.C. Archived from the original on 2012 - 04 - 17. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 05. CS1 maint : Unfit url ( link ) Jump up ^ Eriksen, Thomas ; Jenkins, Richard ( 2007 ). Flag, Nation and Symbolism in Europe and America. p. 171. ISBN 9780415444040. Retrieved 3 October 2012. Jump up ^ UN Map Library Jump up ^ Leithead, Alastair ( 2007 - 08 - 26 ). `` ' Blasphemous ' balls anger Afghans ''. BBC News Online. Retrieved 2007 - 08 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Saudi King Fahd is laid to rest ''. BBC News. 2 August 2005. Jump up ^ Saudi Arabia, FOTW Flags Of The World, 19 January 2008. Accessed 13 May 2009. ^ Jump up to : Firefly Guide to Flags of the World. 2003. p. 165. ISBN 978 - 1552978139. Retrieved 12 September 2012. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flags of Saudi Arabia. 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Question: what is written on the flag of saudi arabia
Answer: There is no god but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God