- The word “read” is the first commandment from heaven to earth
- The economy is in need of knowledge, and nations are in need of knowledge
- An edifice by which we guarantee the development of our path and the thought of our generations
- 9 specialized libraries and more than a million books
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, “may God protect him”, stressed that the economy needs knowledge, politics needs wisdom, and nations need knowledge… and all of that is found in the book.
His Highness said via Twitter yesterday: “The first commandment from heaven to earth is the word ‘read’… the economy needs knowledge, politics needs wisdom, and nations need knowledge… all of that is contained in the book… and today we have a building for millions of books, with which we guarantee the development of Our developmental path, the life and thought of our generations.”
His Highness added: “Thank God, we opened the “Mohammed bin Rashid Library”… an edifice of science and a beacon of knowledge… comprising 9 specialized libraries… more than a million books… and 6 million research theses… and it cost one billion dirhams… Our goal is to consolidate our identity, culture and thought.” …and make our generations independent.