Before the House of Representatives, the Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq , reported on the religious leaders affected by the coronavirus since the beginning of the epidemic.
The resumption of Friday prayers in mosques, a measure decided by the government after several months of closure, could prove catastrophic. With the resurgence of new infections, the damage from this decision would be disastrous for the country.
The literacy program will take place from October 15 to December 31 in mosques, for the 2020-2021 school year. It will be conducted remotely due to the spread of the coronavirus. This is what the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has indicated.
The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced this week the resumption of Friday prayers in 10,000 mosques across the kingdom, subject to limiting the duration of the sermon to 15 minutes.
The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced the resumption of Friday prayer in 10,000 mosques starting this Friday, October 16.
The members of the Association of Muslims of Angers (AMA) voted on Friday, September 25, for the transfer of the Abou-Bakr-Essedik mosque to the Moroccan Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs during an extraordinary general meeting.
Friday prayer in mosques will remain suspended, as long as the health situation remains unchanged, said the Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq .
The imam of a mosque in Errachidia went against the law by leading a communal prayer in an unauthorized small room. The man and the group of worshippers were arrested last week.
The Moroccan government, due to the latest discoveries of infection clusters, does not want to take any risks. In this regard, the Ministry of Endowments has wished that the Eid Al Adha prayer be organized at home and not in the mosques.
Morocco, through its Ministry of Habous, is about to become the majority partner in the Société Civile Immobilière (SCI) of the Grand Mosque of Strasbourg.
The information circulated by certain media about the government’s intention to supply mosques with thermometers and disinfectants would be false. The Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs has come forward to provide a formal denial.
The Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq, announced that 5,000 mosques distributed throughout the national territory will be gradually reopened.