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Ibn Saud spent the remainder of his childhood in Kuwait. Abd al-Rahman had a stipend from the [[Turkey|Turkish]] government of 60 Turkish pounds a month and Ibn Saud went on several profitable raids in Najd as he grew into adulthood. He attended the daily Majlis of the Emir of Kuwait, Mubarak al Sabah, from who he learned much about the world.
Ibn Saud spent the remainder of his childhood in Kuwait. Abd al-Rahman had a stipend from the [[Turkey|Turkish]] government of 60 Turkish pounds a month and Ibn Saud went on several profitable raids in Najd as he grew into adulthood. He attended the daily Majlis of the Emir of Kuwait, Mubarak al Sabah, from who he learned much about the world.
His family was influenced by and supported the [[Wahhabi]] movement, an [[Islamic]] movement named after [[Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab]]. In 1924 ibn Saud conquered [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]], taking away the Muslim holy cities from the [[Hashemite dynasty]] which had controlled the sites for more than 700 years.
His family was influenced by and supported the [[Wahhabi]] movement, an [[Islamic]] movement named after [[Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab]]. In 1924 ibn Saud conquered [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]], taking away the Muslim holy cities from the [[Hashemite dynasty]] which had controlled the cities for more than 700 years.
In 1939, Ibn Saud, sent a special envoy, Khalid al-Hud, to meet with [[Hitler]], where Hitler stated that one of the reasons [[Nazi]] Germany had an interest in the Arabs was because they were "jointly fighting the Jews".
In 1939, Ibn Saud, sent a special envoy, Khalid al-Hud, to meet with [[Hitler]], where Hitler stated that one of the reasons [[Nazi]] Germany had an interest in the Arabs was because they were "jointly fighting the Jews".