HM the King, Commander of the Faithful, Performs Eid Al-Fitr Prayer, Receives Greetings on this Happy Occasion
His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, may God assist Him, accompanied by HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, HH Prince Moulay Ahmed and HH Prince Moulay Ismail, performed the Eid Al-Fitr prayer, on Monday at the “Ahl Fès” mosque in Mechouar, in Rabat, and received greetings on this happy occasion.
Coming from the Royal Palace in Rabat, the Royal procession headed to the Ahl Fès Mosque amidst cheers and applause of citizens who came to express their best wishes to His Majesty the King, Commander of the Faithful, and to share with the Sovereign the joy of this happy day that crowns the holy month of Ramadan.
Upon His arrival at the Mosque, His Majesty the King reviewed a detachment of the Royal Guard that made the honors.
After the Eid prayer, the Imam delivered a sermon in which he emphasized that believers have bathed, throughout the holy month of Ramadan, in an atmosphere of piety, spirituality, divine blessing and recollection, adding that this period represents a unique moment of spiritual life and purification of both soul and body, with immense promises of rewards from the Almighty.
This sacred month was marked by the organization, under the leadership of the Commander of the Faithful, of a religious vigil commemorating the blessed Laylat al-Qadr, the Imam recalled, adding that this exceptional night commemorates the revelation of the first verses of the Holy Quran to the Prophet Sidna Mohammed, may the peace and blessing of God be upon Him.
At the end of his sermon, the Imam implored the Almighty to preserve HM King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, to crown His actions with success and to fulfill the Sovereign in the persons of HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid and all the members of the illustrious Royal Family.
The Imam also raised prayers for the repose of the souls of the late HM Mohammed V and the late HM Hassan II.
His Majesty the King, Commander of the Faithful, then returned to the Royal Palace amidst the cheers of the citizens who had come in large numbers to wish the Sovereign long life on this blessed day, and to reiterate their unfailing attachment to the Glorious Alaouite Throne and to the August person of His Majesty the King. At the same time, cannon shots were sounded on the occasion of this festive day.
At the Royal Palace, His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, may God assist Him, accompanied by HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid and HH Prince Moulay Ahmed, received the greetings from the Head of Government, the Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament, and the President-Delegate of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary Power, First President of the Court of Cassation, the President of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the King’s Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, the Dean of the Islamic Diplomatic Corps in Morocco, the Ambassador of Cameroon, the Presidents of the constitutional bodies, and several high-ranking civil and military figures.
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