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Lesson4 (Reading). view. Unit 3. Abdul Aziz was only eleven years old in 1891 when his family was forced to leave Riyadh for Kuwait. The young boy looked back as his caravan moved away from the gates of the city.

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  1. Lesson4 (Reading) view Unit 3

  2. Abdul Aziz was only eleven years old in 1891 when his family was forced to leave Riyadh for Kuwait. The young boy looked back as his caravan moved away from the gates of the city.

  3. Sadly, he watched his home disappear behind the cloud of dust created by the camels. • “This is not the last time I will see Riyadh” he promised himself silently. “I will return, and I will take it back

  4. ”. While he was growing up in Kuwait, his desire to reconquer his family’s Najdi lands increased. Eleven years later, he kept his promise to himself. On 15 January 1902, he returned with about sixty followers and regained Riyadh.

  5. King Abdul Aziz is remembered as a great and fair leader with a strong faith in Islam. He was a good speaker, and hostile tribal chiefs often became strong supporters at his majlis.

  6. He was so strong physically that he only needed to sleep for six hours a day. This gave him a lot of time for business and for meeting his subjects. He was also famous for his generosity.

  7. Once, while he was travelling to Makkah for the piligrimage, his car had a puncture. While he was waiting for repairs, a man on a camel rode up. Not recognizing Abdul Aziz, he asked if the King has passed by already.

  8. He said, “I want to see if the King will give me money so I can make the pilgrimage, too.”King Abdul Aziz immediately gave the man the money. The man was surprised but then he realized he was actually talking

  9. to the King. “Thanks, AbdulAziz, I did not recognize your face but I recognize your generosity,” he said. .

  10. End Lesson Start Exit

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