The first day of the month of Sha’aban of the year 1443 of the Hegira corresponds to Friday, March 4, 2022, announced the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in a press release.
At the initiative of the Ministry of the Interior, unannounced inspections are being carried out in all the souks and markets of the kingdom, to control and monitor the situation, about a month before the start of Ramadan .
Morocco has sufficient reserves, particularly in soft wheat and milk. Fears of a shortage, fueled by the effects of the drought, have been dispelled by the government.
Professor Azeddine Ibrahimi, member of the National Technical and Scientific Advisory Committee on Vaccination, believes that the government should opt for a gradual lifting of the remaining health restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. For him, the return of supporters to stadiums and Moroccans to mosques for the " Tarawih " prayers is important.
After Ramadan, Muslims are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Adha. Saudi Arabia announced on Friday, July 9, the date of this celebration.
Mekki El Hannoudi, mayor of Louta, was sentenced to two months in prison with a suspended sentence for calling on his constituents to violate the nighttime curfew imposed during Ramadan to curb the spread of coronavirus and its variants. This was the decision handed down by the criminal chamber of the court of first instance in Al Hoceïma .
Two individuals were sentenced to one month in prison with a suspended sentence for non-observance of the Ramadan fast and public drug use. This is the verdict handed down by the court of first instance in Marrakech.
The observation of the crescent moon announcing the beginning of the month of Shawwal will take place on Wednesday, Ramadan 29, 1442 of the Hegira corresponding to May 12, 2021. This announcement was 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.
The embassies of Israel and Morocco in Madrid will organize this Monday, the Jewish Passover and the end of the Ramadan fasting month. A first joint commemoration since the restoration in December of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
In Morocco, while the month of Ramadan is known as a great moment of faith, it is also that of unsuspected food waste. This is a behavior that goes against the primary vocation of this important month in the life of the Muslim.
Maghreb scientists and astronomers agree on the date of the end of Ramadan. Result: Morocco , Algeria and Tunisia will normally celebrate Eid al-Fitr together this year.