“Lineages embraced each other before nations.” Mohammed bin Rashid sends a message to the people of the Gulf and warns against those with “sick souls”

On Monday, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, sent a message to the citizens of the Gulf states, in which he called on them to adhere to unity despite difference and diversity, and warned against being separated by the media and social media sites and those he described as “those with narrow agendas and sick souls.” Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid wrote in a post on his official account on the “X” platform, previously Twitter, on Monday, in his book entitled “Messages”: “A message to the people of the Gulf, a message to the most beautiful dream... and he added: “A message to the one sea that brings us together...

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid went on to say: “We are the sons of the Gulf... We have all moved, thanks to God, from simple cities to global metropolises, from modest fishing ports to navigating international roads, and from searching for pearls to searching for the world’s largest investments.

We have moved to modernity, ingenuity, and globalization, and we remain, thank God, possessors of a strong identity, a unique culture, and distinct authenticity.” The Ruler of Dubai affirmed in his post: “We are the sons of the Gulf who have succeeded in a few years in building wealth, constructing institutions, linking continents, hosting the largest events, and supplying the world with the energy that drives economies. But greater than that, we, the sons of the Gulf, have been able to build human beings, consolidate love of nations, and promote the values of coexistence and tolerance with all Whoever visited us, worked with us, and participated in our journey, we are the sons of the Gulf..

And its hope for the resumption of its civilization, strength and glory.” Mohammed bin Rashid said: “If nations are built by history, then history unites us... and if they are united by terrain, then the sea connects us and the desert includes us...

If homelands are united by blood and lineage, then we are the owners of extended kinship and united lineages... and if they are built by common ambitions and interests, then our goals are lofty and our goals are one.” He went on to say: “My brothers and sisters, sons of the Gulf... the arenas of geography, history, and blood will not unite us and the arenas of media will divide us.

Single development and common economic calculations will not bring us together and communication calculations will not divide us. Development agendas will not bring us together and those with narrow agendas and sick souls will divide us. They will not be able to erase centuries of neighbourhood, change the facts of geography, and change the reality of lineages. What brought the Gulf together are not political agreements, but rather generations who lived on its banks, mothers who prayed to the Lord for the return of his children, and fathers who were united by religion on its soil.

Hearts met in the Gulf before borders, lineages embraced before nations, and love flourished before development.” He added: “The Gulf is a great tree whose branches are many, its fruits are beautiful, and its shadows flourish, but its origin is one, its root is one, its water is one, and its destiny is one, God willing.” Mohammed bin Rashid stressed: “My brothers and sisters... when the ambitions of the Gulf, the wealth of the Gulf, and the determination of the people of the Gulf converge In the Gulf, impossibilities become mere projects that have not yet begun. And look at our experience in our country when the will and determination of seven emirates came together.”

He explained: “Our rapprochement creates a bridge between continents, a headquarters for the greatest civilizations, a global reserve of the greatest wealth, a beacon for the best centers of science and technology and universities, and a global influence that stands in the face of the greatest challenges.” Mohammed bin Rashid added: “I am not talking here about a union between our countries, or ignoring the specificity of our experiences. Rather, I am talking about our rapprochement and cooperation, managing our differences, strengthening our institutions, and coordinating our efforts, because history teaches us that the whole is stronger than the sum of the parts, and that strength is not to be a single copy, but rather diverse experiences that create a new civilizational momentum in our region,” according to his description.

He added: “Unity does not lie in opening borders, but in meeting hearts. Strength does not lie in eliminating differences, but in managing them to create new vitality.”

When different rivers flow into one sea, they do not lose their names, but rather create an ocean of opportunities, wealth and power.” Mohammed bin Rashid concluded his message by saying: “I am optimistic about the Gulf and I will remain... The Gulf will remain, God willing, with its desert, with its children, with its sea and its ports..

With its spaces in which our dreams will soar that our Gulf will remain one and our people will remain one... it calls out in an uninterrupted voice: I am the Gulf and I am proud to be a Gulf.