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During the international lunch following the 2023 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington
Queen Rania Al Abdullah calls for adopting the values of prayer in our world
And she affirms that religion guides us in our lives and is our way to achieve balance in it and celebrate moderation

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah called for the adoption of the values that prayer embodies in our lives and our world, stressing that religion is "not a shelter to hide", but "it is our starting point for life."

This came during her participation yesterday, Thursday, in a keynote speech during the international lunch that followed the National Prayer Breakfast for 2023 in the US capital, Washington, in the presence of Princess Iman bint Abdullah II.

His Majesty King Abdullah II delivered a keynote speech earlier during the National Prayer Breakfast, attended by His Highness Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, Crown Prince, political, intellectual and religious leaders and guests from 140 countries.

In her speech, Her Majesty the Queen named the method of moderation and moderation that she called for adopting the Third Way, and said, "Prayer - which is the essential practice of faith - can guide us towards a better path...a path that I will call the Third Way. This Third Way is not a mediating of two extremes, but rather transcends polarity, and elevates us to a higher ground as close as it is to common ground as well.”

And Her Majesty stated, "In order to proceed on this path, we must realize that none of us is absolutely right or wrong, evil or victim, enlightened or languishing in the dark. Each of us is a special mixture of these states ... and much more than that." .

And she added, "For one of us to win does not necessarily mean that someone else loses. And being right does not mean that the other party is wrong - so we need a multiplicity of points of view, in order to see a multidimensional picture."

Her Majesty warned of the need for reflection and non-alignment, "Instead of following those with the loudest voices, the third way requires us to stop and reflect to distinguish between truth and opinion... and reject policies motivated by anger... and resist generalizations and stereotypes."

She referred to the teachings of our religion, which constantly urge guidance, “In my religion, we constantly ask God Almighty to guide us to the ‘right path’. Every day and in their prayers, Muslims ask God to guide them to the right path more than 17 times, and this is nothing but an acknowledgment of our constant need for guidance.” .

"Whether we are Muslim, Christian or Jewish, or whatever our identity is, religion is not just about who we are, it is what we do - and how we do it too."

"Regardless of our beliefs and backgrounds, we can all agree that polarization has become a major feature of our present," Her Majesty said. "In this environment of polarization, the majority is now forced to align itself with one pole and no other: left or right, with or against, praise or exclusion. Instead of stimulating effective political participation, the majority has been forced to make wrong decisions," she said.

Her Majesty affirmed, "The Third Way is the only way that we can walk together without bias, polarization, or prior negative impressions. We will not see it on a map, but prayer accustoms us to embodying positions that we will need in order to find it - or formulate it -. And if we are willing to adopt positions or Following the principles, together we were able to proceed on our third path.

Her Majesty noted, "The first principle is humility. In Islam, when we pray, we prostrate. So every morning and many times during the day we kneel down and put our foreheads on the ground. When we bow ourselves, we realize how small we are. We accept our weakness of strength and the limitations of our perspective. When we see ourselves more clearly We can see others more clearly, too."

The second principle, Her Majesty said, is unity: “On the Hajj, more than two million Muslims head to Mecca each year to circumambulate the Kaaba seven times, in the largest annual gathering of people in the world. From above, the view is like a swirl of whiteness, with every other color mixed in. And if you zoom in on the image, you will see the worshipers - poor and rich, strong and weak, high-ranking and vulnerable - ... all of them walking shoulder to shoulder, equal before God.

“Every time I take this journey around the Kaaba – the same journey that countless pilgrims have taken before me, the same journey that countless pilgrims will take after me – I find myself crying as I circumambulate… I am overwhelmed by the feelings of being part of the community,” she added. Much bigger than me."

She said, "Unity does not mean similarity. The Holy Qur'an teaches us that we were created from male and female and different peoples and tribes to get to know each other. Yes, difference is in order to build relationships, and diversity is for cooperation. Unity is what enables us to realize that we all seek the same things: safety... belonging." ...and a future for our children."

And she called for embracing the hope that we find inherent in the act of praying for a better world. "Every new dawn brings an opportunity to make it happen."

Her Majesty said, "At the end of the road, humility, unity and hope are not our destination. Rather, our way to find that third way. Without a doubt: we will deviate from the path. But we still have the opportunity to return."


It is noteworthy that the National Prayer Breakfast is an annual activity attended by a number of religious and political figures from the United States of America and the world. The main breakfast will be followed by a luncheon honoring members of the American diplomatic corps, which will be attended by ambassadors in the United States, representatives of the United Nations and a number of guests from the world.

This week, Her Majesty accompanied His Majesty King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Al Hussein on a working visit to the United States.