why do the saudis ruling family refer themselves as royal?

Question

islam recognises piety and those who adhere to islamic principles are closer to God.so where did "royal" thing come from.im sure its a western medevial term

Answer 1

the ''royal saudis'' are not muslims, they're in bed with the u.s government, and they let the american army use it's land as launching ground to bomb arab countries.

Answer 2

The House of Saud take their name from Muhammad ibn Saud ("Muhammad, son of Saud"), the ruler of Diriyah in central Arabia, and the founder of what came to be known as the First Saudi State, who died in 1765
Since the members of the Saud family are descended from a monarch, they can in fact consider themselves "royal".

Answer 3

you are right. saudi family was the tribe and Britain did them kingdom.

Answer 4

Sssshh - don't criticize Bush's paymaster!