RELIGION
SENEGAL – Religious invite Muslims to respect the teachings of the Prophet (PSL)
On the eve of Korité 2023, the Zakat El Fitr fuels the debate. In Senegal, many people prefer to make the donation in cash. A way that some religious like Oustaz Mass Thiam and Makhtar Sarr do not appreciate. They invite to be inspired by the school of Imam Malick who promotes the donation of the most used food in the country where the Muslim fasted.
The Zakat El Fitr marks the end of Ramadan among Muslims. This gift for the poor must be made in kind according to the religious. For Outsaz Makhtar Sarr, Imam Malick said it should not be valued in cash for the donation. The Prophet (PSL) said it well as the most famous school. This does not mean that whoever does it will not be rewarded. We need to learn from Imam Malick’s school in Senegal, so we used that as a basis for saying that,” he said. He goes back to the reason for this donation. It is so that the poor can celebrate like everyone else the Aid El Fitr. Some religious scholars have said that it cannot be given in money. Some gave Tandarma, grapes or millet. We must not question the teachings of the Prophet. There is no hadith to be trusted to explain this. But this gift helps to validate the Muslim’s youth,” he explains. He continued, “Those who say that money must be given, the Hadith mentioned is not safe. While we have a text from the prophet for the gift in kind. Senegal is inspired by the Imam Malick school».
For Senegalese living abroad, Oustaz Makhtar Sarr can send money for Zakat El Fitr. The donation in kind is more than recommended and we are told that in Europe the money is used for the construction of the mosque or its renovation while the Zakat El Fitr is intended for the poor. We have to stop saying that giving in kind does nothing for the poor. We can compare this, for example, during the pilgrimage, the pilgrim makes the sacrifice of Abraham and gives the meat to the poor. This does not mean that the pilgrim must give money to the poor. If we have to give only money for alms, it is not based on religion. For on the day of Korah no one can prevent the needy from asking for alms. Again, it’s very simple, you need a gift in kind and not money. In any case, everyone agrees that with the gift in kind, it is very recommended while for the money there is no Hadith in relation to that», he insists.
Embouching the same trumpet, Oustaz Mass Thiam supports the words of his predecessor. For him, the gift in kind is recommended according to the precepts of Islam. “The Prophet prescribed food for the needy to use after Ramadan, but if we can give money afterwards, it would also be like a handout,” he says. He is of the opinion that the Zakat El Fitr must not transit. «Those who are abroad must give it in the country they fasted», he said.
It indicates that the father of the family can give it to his family based in the country from where he fasted. For Europe, it’s valued at 7 Euros,” he said. Oustaz Mass Thiam suggests that it should be given before the prayer, gone this step will be just alms. It can be given two days before the Korite or the day before. The goal of this gift is to validate our fasting and wipe away our sins during Ramadan»
The date of the Tabaski festival in Côte d’Ivoire, also called Aid-El-Kébir, is known. It is set for Friday, June 6, 2025. The information is made official through a communiqué of the High Council of Imams (COSIM) and the Council of Sunni Imams (CODISS). These are the two Muslim religious authorities in the country.
“COSIM and CODISS inform the national community that the station in Arafat will take place on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Therefore, the festival of Tabaski will be celebrated in Côte d’Ivoire, incha’Allah, on Friday, June 6, 2025, corresponding to 10 Zoul-Hijja 1446 of the Hégire,” the statement reads.
Eid-al-Kebir is considered the most important holiday in the Muslim calendar. It is marked by the sacrifice of a ram. This sacrificial gesture recalls the act of faith of the prophet Ibrahim, ready to sacrifice his son in obedience to Allah.
Sources: africa-sur7
Studies commissioned by the organizing committee of the great Magal of Touba indicate that 5,875,536 people responded to the call of Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba on Monday, September 4, 2023. The figure is the conclusion of investigations conducted by a team of experts led by Moubarack Lô, economist. In comparison with 2015, the difference is enormous even if, in its time, 4,119,551 pilgrims were counted in the religious city.
Ahmadou Bamba died in 1927 in Diourbel. But his legacy is perpetuated since then by his sons: Serigne Mouhamadou Moustapha Mbacké (1927-1945), El Hadj Falilou Mbacké (1945-1968), Serigne Abdoul Lahat Mbacké (1968-1989), Serigne Abdou Khadr Mbacké (1989-1990), Serigne Saliou Mbacké (1990-2007).
The disappearance in 2007 of Serigne Saliou Mbacké opened the accession of grandsons to the Khalifat: Serigne Mouhamadou Bara Mbacké (2007-2010), Serigne Sidy Moctar Mbacké (2010-2018).
Serigne Mountakha Bassirou Mbacké is the General Caliph of the Mourides since 2018.
The Magal, a Wolof term meaning to pay tribute, celebrate, magnify, is commemorated in memory of this exile which marks the beginning of a sum of hardships borne in conscience by the sheikh, following a pact contracted with his creator.
Each year, tens of thousands of pilgrims take the city of Touba by storm to gather and pray on the occasion of the Magal, which is also a moment of conviviality and hospitality through the ‘Berndae’, these hearty meals served to pilgrims.
Bandits killed seven worshippers praying in two mosques, including the head of a village self-defense group in volatile northern Nigeria, Kaduna State Police announced on September 1, 2023.
Early Friday evening in Ikara district, a dozen members of criminal gangs arrived on motorcycles and opened fire on worshippers from the Saya-Saya community who were praying in a mosque, killing six of them, the state police spokesman said, Mansir Hassan, in a statement issued Saturday.
The attackers then attacked another mosque in a nearby village, where they killed one person and wounded three others, before stealing four motorcycles and disappearing into the bush, he added.
According to Abdulrahman Yusuf, the head of the Say-Saya community, the head of the village self-defence group is among those killed.
“We believe that he was the main target of the attack and that the bandits followed him to the mosque,” added Mr. Yusuf, one of the faithful survivors of the attack.
Kaduna is one of the states in central and northwestern Nigeria regularly bloodied by bandit groups that attack villages, kill and kidnap residents and burn their homes after looting them.
Criminals regularly target mosques and churches where they kidnap worshippers to obtain future ransoms or to avenge their comrades killed or arrested by local self-defence groups who fight them.
The Kaduna authorities are worried about a growing rapprochement between these gangs and jihadist groups that have been fighting the state for nearly 15 years for control of the northeast.
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