King Mohammed back in Rabat after stay in tetuan
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, accompanied by prince Moulay Rachid, returned to Rabat Saturday evening after a two-day intensive activity in the Wilaya of Tetuan, northern Morocco.
The king led the Friday prayers at the Hassan II Mosque and visited the alphabetization aisle of the mosque to be informed on how the nationwide alphabetization campaign hosted by mosques was making huge strides allowing integration of batches of newly trained people in the country's economic activity.
The king also chaired the installation ceremony of the ulema (theologians) higher council and ulema provincial councils making a key-note speech in which he outlined the mission of the councils saying they should be in charge of all citizens to strengthen their faith and enlighten their hearts and minds to protect them and their religious values from distortion and deviation.
He recalled how the kingdom's glorious history was a genuine impregnable wall and a stronghold of Islam saying he wanted the country to remain as it has always been with deep-rooted religion, making the gist of Moroccan identity and personality, adhesion to the Malekite rite, the Achaari doctrine and the sunnit way to secure the kingdom's unity and quietude.
Ulemas, the monarch said, have always been representatives of Amir Al Muminine (commander of the faithful) in disseminating Chariaa (Islamic law) precepts, at the vanguard in building up the nation, they watched over its identity and defended its sacred values devoting themselves to serving the throne, the pillar and warrant of endurance, security and stability.
The king also inaugurated the same day the new seat of the Tetuan Wilaya built outside the city's crowded downtown at the new administrative district neighboring the airport.
On Saturday, the king inaugurated and toured facilities of the Abdelkhaleq Torres cultural complex and signed the golden-book of the institution where he was handed photos of his visit in 1967, A book by the Academy of the kingdom "Kounach Al Haik" and a package including a CD-ROM, a videotape and volumes on the socio-cultural heritage of Tetuan.
King Mohammed VI later headed for Melaliyine neighborhood where he handed out foodstuffs to needy families as part of the Ramadan solidarity campaign and visited the Prince Moulay Rachid Islamic charity association to hand out fast-breaking "Ftur" meals for members of needy households and hear explanations on the institution.
