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“The victory achieved in the 1970s would not have been possible without the sacrifices made by the loyal sons of this nation.”
“May God bless the entire Omani community and nation, and thank you.”
This structured analysis reflects the core messages of the transcript, emphasizing the importance of loyalty, citizenship, and collective responsibility for the progress of Oman.
Now, my dear children, we move on to the concept of loyalty. Loyalty, by definition, is an internal feeling that develops within an individual and exists on several levels. There is loyalty to the family, there is loyalty to the village, there is loyalty to the tribe, and there is loyalty or the larger circle to the nation. Are there any contradictions between these levels? never. There is no contradiction. Whoever works for the stability and well-being of his family or tribe, being sincere to them, is in fact working for the greater good of the nation. We have mentioned that conflict or ruin occurs when loyalty to one side comes at the expense of another. Loyalty to one's race, tribe, sect, or denomination comes at the expense of the homeland. This is where the clash happens, and this is where the major problems occur, as we see in many societies. But when a person works on these gradual levels, reaching loyalty to the larger homeland and the great incubator of all social components, there is absolutely no contradiction here. Loyalty to this dear homeland means being prepared to work for it. And the willingness to sacrifice sincerely for it. Here I focus on the topic of sacrifice. We have a great lesson in the lessons of the seventies and Oman’s great victory against the enemies. This victory that took place in the seventies would not have happened without the sacrifice made by the loyal sons of this nation, transcending all different loyalties. They expressed their loyalty to this nation, which led to the sacrifice of their money and their children in order for Oman to grow, for Oman to prosper, for Oman to become stable, and for Oman to reach the position it has reached at this present, good moment. The seventies were a very important lesson, the day Oman triumphed over the strongest enemies at that time, who were equipped with the most powerful weapons and forces. But Oman, although it was few in number at that time, sacrifice, belonging, and loyalty to it helped and enabled it to triumph over those who were stronger than it, and praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds. Citizenship in the Omani experience is a principle that has been clearly and comprehensively established since His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, may God have mercy on him, assumed power. He made citizenship a cornerstone of his rule. The state was directed to fulfill the requirements of citizenship and to meet as many of the demands of the Omani citizen and human being in general as possible, regardless of his region, tribe, sect, or religion. At the beginning of the late Sultan’s rule, may God have mercy on him, and at the beginning of its establishment, the government was keen to unify the nation, provide peace and stability, and confront ignorance and backwardness with the weapon of development and education. Therefore, we note here two important basic points, namely that the Sultanate distanced itself from narrow affiliations that confine a person to a narrow, limited mold severed from his comprehensive homeland, and that the Sultanate waged a war on ignorance with the weapon of science and the weapon of development and civilizational renaissance. Therefore, the concept of citizenship and its meaning in the minds of Omanis now carries multiple meanings and connotations. Some, but not all, of the concepts of citizenship today express orientations adopted in government policies and development plans to complete the building of the individual and society, and not an isolated act from the political development process that the government undertakes and works to achieve and accomplish for the benefit of society and human well-being, regardless of other affiliations. Likewise, building the state is based on building citizenship, and building proper citizenship can only be achieved by building the future of the citizen, and the citizen and the state are keen to find a guarantee for stability, continuity, development, and renaissance. Citizenship is also a civilizational concept. What is an indispensable civilizational concept? Modern society, modern man, and the modern state cannot do without achieving, establishing, and implementing its contents on the ground in order to produce and generate a genuine national belonging and a citizen who is honest with himself, his family, his tribe, and his comprehensive society. Citizenship is rights and duties, and unfortunately some people think that citizenship is rights and not duties, but the truth is that it is two balanced wings between rights and duties, and the citizen should not only look at one thing and neglect the other side, which is the rights or duties resulting from this. What rights does he receive ? Citizenship is attained by humanity. Likewise, citizenship in the Omani experience is distinguished by the fact that no class or group has guardianship over the nation. This is a very important point. The Omani state is responsible for the safety of the people. The state was established to achieve justice, equality, and dignity for all, and it is the protector of their rights. The protector of their rights. Likewise, citizenship cannot be built by talking about citizenship in curricula, seminars, or the media. And including it in the constitution without everyone fulfilling their duties towards the homeland in order to achieve stability, renaissance, development, and everything that is good for the individual, society, or the entire Omani nation . May God bless you and thank you, and may He guide you to all that is good, and may He guide this generous nation to all that is good, and may He guide its leadership to all that is good, and may He guide the good and refined people to all that is good, and may He avert from them all evil and all harm. Peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you.
