Reading Morocco: Moroccans Queue up for Ramadan Night Prayers
[Abdelhak Senna /AFP/Getty Images] The taraweeh prayers are a powerful draw for Moroccans during Ramadan.
Morocco’s mosques are packed this Ramadan, particularly for the night-time taraweeh prayers, with some worshippers trekking far to hear the Qur’an recited by imams with the most powerful voices.
Thousands from nearby towns converge after iftar at the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca alone, to hear Omar Qazabri, a young imam known for his recitations’ power and precision.
“I feel my whole body vibrating with the power of his voice,” said Rabat resident Hakim Bembaroudi, who this year plans to visit Casablanca at least five times to pray at the Hassan II Mosque. “He creates an atmosphere of holiness, while other imams don’t manage to create this feeling.”
With an eye to the queues of worshippers that turn out for such successes, Lahcen Moudaoui, a lecturer in Islam, said that readings of the Qur’an must be included in the training for imams proposed by the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs.
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