The delegation was sent by HM King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, to participate in the celebration of the Centenary of the death of Sheikh El Hadj Malick Sy, one of the greatest Muslim religious leaders of Senegal and of the forerunners of the Tidjane brotherhood in Senegal and Africa.
The Seydi El Hadji Malik Sy Grand Prize for the memorization of the Holy Quran, with an estimated value of 3,000,000 CFA francs, was awarded to Fama Diagne, a student at the Daara Alioune Abou Talib in Tivaouane.
The prize was presented to the winner by Mr. Mohammed Lekbir Attijani, Sheikh of the Tidjane Brotherhood of Fez, a member of the delegation.
The other members of the Moroccan delegation presented the other winners in the different categories of this contest, which aims to promote Islam, teach the youth its principles and encourage children to learn the Quran.
The awards ceremony was held on the sidelines of the celebration of the centenary of the death of Sheikh El Hadj, held under the theme “El Hadj Malick Sy, 100 years later … light on his life and his work.
The event, which runs from June 24 to 27, is placed under the high patronage of the President of the Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall, and His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful.
Besides Morocco’s Ambassador to Senegal, Hassan Naciri, the delegation includes Mohammed Lekbir Attijani, Sheikh of the Tidjane Brotherhood of Fez, Abdellatif Bagdouri Achkari of the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Ulema, Al Mustapha Zamhani, President of the Local Council of the Ulema of Khénifra, and Mohammed Mechan, President of the Local Council of the Ulema of Fidaa Derb Sultan.
It also includes Mohammed Asseban, President of the Local Council of the Ulema of Rabat, Omar Azdadou, President of the Local Council of the Ulema of R’hamna, Adnan Zouhar, President of the Local Council of the Ulema of El Jadida and Ibn Chouaf Bouchaib, advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans abroad.
Source: Agency Morocaine De Presse