Date of source: Saturday, July 26, 2014
Moroccan authorities have banned the religious ritual of i’itikāf from taking place in mosques in the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan, not surrendering to pressure placed on them by members of al-‘Adl w al- Ihsān (Justice and Spirituality Group) the strongest Islamist opposition group in...
Date of source: Friday, July 18, 2014
A Salafī leader announced that the sheikhs of his organization would not be observing any of the Ministry of Endowments’ rules regarding i’tikāf . The source affirmed that none of the Salafi sheikhs or youth have registered for i’tikāf , as per the new laws, and that they will all embark on this...
Date of source: Friday, July 18, 2014
The Ministry of Endowments announced that only 3,300 mosques nationwide would be participating in the religious tradition of i’tikāf this year. Sheikh Muhamad ‘Abd al-Rāziq, head of the religious sector of the Ministry of Endowments, issued a strong warning to whoever tries to violate the rules and...
Date of source: Saturday, July 12, 2014
A source from the Minister of Endowments stated that the Endowment Departments nationwide have removed the mosques which supported the Muslim Brother protests from the lists of mosques for i’tikāf, particularly those in Cairo.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 8, 2014
A Salafī source stated that al- Da’wah al- Salafiah has yielded to the conditions that the Ministry of Endowments has put for i’tikāf in the last ten days of Ramadan.
Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2014
Ahmad Turk, head of research and dā’wah at the Ministry of Endowments guaranteed that any speculation about mosque closures throughout the holy month of Ramadan is not true. All mosques will remain open and welcome to worshippers throughout the month.