Following two years of suspending Tarawih prayers in Mosques, Morocco allows Tarawih to be held collectively during the current month of Ramadan.
Muslims observe Ramadan by fasting during daylight hours. Also essential to this holy month are gatherings to share meals and participate in communal prayers, known as Tarawih (night prayers).
This year, in Morocco, authorities allowed mosques to hold Tarawih prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
“This is the first time we get to pray the Tarawih prayers in the mosque after two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic measures. We pray to God that this pandemic will be over.” Said Youssef El Idrissi, Imam at the Salam Mosque in the city of Al Jadida to Hespress AR.
“Today, it was a very beautiful day as people of all categories joined the prayers, including youngsters, women, and the elderly.”
Extending his greetings and his wishes of a blessed Ramadan to the Muslim community, the Imam added, “I was getting ready for this since the news of the openings. Also, as an Imam in Mosque Salam in the city of El Jadida, I thank God for his blessings, and I pray that our prayers will be answered”.
Nabil Bounif, a citizen of El Jadida and an attendant of the first Tarawih prayers, expressed his greetings to the Muslim community on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, saying to Hespress AR that “I am unable to express my feelings in this moment after two years of deprivation of praying Tarawih in mosques”.
Last year, Muslim scholars worldwide called on people to stay during Ramadan, keeping mosques closed and congregational prayers on hold to prevent the spread of the virus.
Moroccan authorities have allowed the opening of Mosques following several precautionary measures.
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