Just like last year, the Eid al-Fitr prayer will not take place in mosques and musallas in Morocco. This is the decision made by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs.
Many Moroccans are awaiting the government’s decision on whether or not to allow the Eid El-Fitr prayer in mosques. The tarawih prayers had been banned during Ramadan.
Fearing a surge in coronavirus cases, the authorities in Marrakech have decided, just a few days before Eid al-Fitr, to seal off the main exits of the ochre city to prevent crowds from moving towards this major tourist center of the kingdom.
The objective of the new procedure for qualifying religious officials is to better define the assignments of imams. This is the statement made by the Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq.
A land scandal is once again affecting the city of Marrakech. The National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) is investigating this controversial case involving elected officials, senior civil servants and real estate developers placed under judicial supervision and banned from leaving the territory.
The official date of the start of Ramadan 2021 in Morocco is now known. It was announced this evening by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs.
As of Sunday, April 11, Moroccans will have to delay their watches by 60 minutes. A return to GMT time that is part of the holy month of Ramadan, which, pending confirmation from the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, is scheduled for Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
The first day of the month of Sha’aban of the year 1442 of the Hegira corresponds to Monday, March 15, 2021, announced the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in a press release.
Between fear of a new lockdown and the risk of contamination, Moroccans are wondering whether the Tarawih prayer will be performed in mosques during Ramadan in these times of Covid-19. Even though the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus is in full swing, the risks of contamination are not negligible.
A few weeks before the holy month of Ramadan, the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs is looking into the logistical and human conditions necessary for the conduct of Tarawih.
Banned from the Friday sermon for having criticized the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel , El Alami Chettat, also a secondary school teacher, has just suffered a new sanction.
In order to reduce the pressure of demand on certain places of worship in Morocco, an increasing process of opening mosques is planned. However, for some closed mosques, the fundamental problem is related to the financing of renovation work.