<P> The flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: علم المملكة العربية السعودية ‎) is the flag used by the government of Saudi Arabia since March 15, 1973 . It is a green flag featuring in white an Arabic inscription and a sword . The inscription is the Islamic creed, or shahada . </P> <P> The Arabic inscription on the flag, written in the calligraphic Thuluth script, is the shahada or Islamic declaration of faith: </P> <Dl> <Dd> لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله </Dd> <Dd> lā ʾilāha ʾillā - llāh, muhammadun rasūlu - llāh </Dd> <Dd> There is no god but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God ." </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا الله مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله </Dd>

What is written on the flag of saudi arabia