When the first Saudi state was established in 1744, Muhammad ibn Saud, emir of the small oasis town of Diriya, made a pact with religious leader and theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.
Wakati mamlaka ya kwanza ya Saudia ilipoanzishwa mwaka 1744, Amiri wa mji mdogo wa vijito vya Diriya Muhammad ibn Saud, alifanya makubaliano na viongozi wa kidini na muumini wa dini ndugu Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.