Will confinement be current during the holy month of Ramadan? Moroccans are concerned about this, especially since everything suggests a likely extension of this restrictive measure, for the sake of safety and protection of the population, at a time when the pandemic will reach its peak.
This Sunday, April 19, Moroccans will once again have to adjust their clocks for the Ramadan season.
The Ramadan 2020 fast will take place in confinement, far from mosques and family gatherings. While the practice of fasting will not be affected by the current context, the rituals of prayer and consumption will be largely impacted.
The coronavirus has certainly succeeded in closing the mosques, but it will not prevent the Muslim community in France from sacrificing the tradition of fasting during the month of Ramadan.
The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) has set the night of doubt on April 23 next and the month of Ramadan this year 1441 of the Hegira on April 24, 2020.
In this context marked by the coronavirus pandemic, imams and reciters will not have French visas for the month of Ramadan which will begin on April 24.
Covid-19 has not finished dictating its law by imposing postponement, suspension and cancellation on cultural, political, sports and religious events. Hassan El Fad has just announced the postponement of the filming of his capsules that were to be broadcast during the month of Ramadan on 2M.
The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) believes that the containment measures could extend beyond the beginning of the month of Ramadan. It thus calls on Muslims to live this month differently in strict compliance with these measures.
President Emmanuel Macron remotely exchanged, on Monday, March 23, 2020, with representatives of religions in France due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the confinement decreed. It emerges that the Ramadan celebration will have to "be done without gathering".
During the Ramadan period, Botola matches will be scheduled at night.
Every year, the first and last day of Ramadan are often the subject of lively questions, even controversies. The month of Ramadan begins 11 days earlier than the previous year, in relation to the Gregorian calendar which is in use in France.
Moroccans will soon have to change the time. This should happen on the eve of Ramadan 2020 for a period of one month only.