Flag of Saudi Arabia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
	لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّٰه مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّٰه ("There is no god but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God")
Use	State and war flag, state and naval ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	1744 (original version, at the establishment of the first Saudi state, it continued to the second and the beginning of the third); 11 March 1937 (current version, as defined by royal decree); 15 March 1973 (the latest version);
Design	A green field with the Shahada or Muslim creed written in the Thuluth script in white above a horizontal sword, having its tip pointed to the left.
Designed by	Hafiz Wahba

The national flag of Saudi Arabia, also known as the al-Alam, is a green background with Arabic inscription and a sword in white. The inscription is the Islamic creed, or shahada: "There is no deity but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God". The current design has been used by the government of Saudi Arabia since 15 March 1973.

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