In preparation for its reopening, the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca has been sterilized and disinfected, in order to comply with the prevention measures in place. The operation aims to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has decided to reopen mosques starting Wednesday, July 15 for the five daily prayers, with the exception of the Friday prayer. However, worshippers will have to comply with some preventive measures against COVID-19.
Continue to pray at home. This is the call of the Councils of Ulemas to Muslim believers, thus calling for caution regarding the reopening of mosques.
The Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs is engaged in the government’s strategy to fight against COVID-19, by making available to the public a manual of the main barrier gestures to be respected to protect against the coronavirus.
As long as the Saudi authorities have not officially communicated on the matter, Morocco cannot provide information on this year’s pilgrimage, says the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Taoufik.
Closed for more than two months due to covid-19, places of worship are awaiting a reopening decision. Given the current health situation in Morocco, such a decision implies strict compliance with protective measures and barrier gestures.
Faced with persistent rumors about the opening of mosques from June 4, the Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Taoufik, stressed on Thursday in Rabat that the decision remains conditional on the health situation in the country.
For a few days now, information has been circulating on many websites announcing the reopening of mosques in Morocco from June 4. The Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs categorically denied these allegations on Thursday.
Eid Al Fitr will be celebrated this Sunday, May 24 in Morocco. This is what the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced this evening.
In Morocco , the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced on Friday, May 22, 2020 that the observation of the crescent moon announcing the beginning of the month of Shawwal will take place on Saturday, 29 Ramadan 1441 of the Hegira corresponding to May 23, 2020.
Controversy over the end of Ramadan. The Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs wants to keep the monopoly of institutions that can give the date of Eid al fitr in Morocco.
According to the astronomical calculations of the Moroccan researcher, Abdelaziz Kherbouch El Ifrani, the Eid al-Fitr festival will take place on Sunday, May 24. The information remains to be confirmed visually by the Ministry of Habous .