Since the advent of the holy month, the capital of the Gharb has been living to the rhythm of religious conferences and sermons given during this first half of Ramadan in all the city's mosques and other cultural spaces.

The conference recently hosted by Mohamed Jamal Hassan Abou Al Hounoud, advisor to the Minister of Habous and Religious Affairs of Palestine, was one of the meetings that marked this month of reflection and piety.

The speaker highlighted the religious specificities of the Kingdom, characterised by the Commandery of the Faithful, a pillar of spiritual peace, the Maliki rite, the Ash'ari doctrine, and the Sufi path. He further stated that the Moroccan model of religious practice has never been as strong as it is today.

Dr. Abou Al Hounoud also pointed out that Morocco adopted the Maliki rite very early on in consideration of the special ties that unite Moroccans to the Holy Places, the birthplace of the Maliki rite, highlighting the role of Maliki scholars in mystifying heresies, notably Kharijite.

The speaker did not fail to recall the pioneering role of Moroccan Sufism in the dissemination of values of peace and tolerance throughout the world. The marks of the Moroccan Sufi presence in the "Mashriq" and more particularly in Al-Quds remain tangible and its effects lasting, he stressed in substance. Morocco is renowned for its saints and scholars who spread knowledge and propagated theological sciences in the Mashriq and the Maghreb. In this context, Sheikh Abou Al Hounoud highlighted the importance of Sufism in contemporary religious and social life, deploring that the detractors of Sufism have limited the horizons of thought and sinned through excess of rigorism, to the point of making it the breeding ground for Takfiri thought and, consequently, justifying violence.