This year, Morocco Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Adha without animal victims. Eid al-Ade, one of the two sacred days for Muslims around the world, is also known as the “victim” of EID, because the victim of animals is one of the most important rituals at this festival.
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However, Muslims in the North African nation, Morocco, will be delayed by the animal victim’s ritual due to the royal directive in the middle of the deepening economic difficulty and the agricultural crisis.
February
In February, King Mohammed VI urged his colleagues Moroccans not to defeat the sheep for Eid al-Adh, according to The Guardian report. The Earth is struggling with decreasing herds due to a six -year -old drought.
On February 26, Moroccan Minister of Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq, read a letter on behalf of the monarch on the State TV channel Al Aoula. The letter quoted economic problems and climate crisis as reasons for rising livestock prices and lack of sheep in the North African country.
“Performing in these difficult circumstances will cause real harm to the large segments of our people, especially those who have limited income,” wrote in a letter King, who is also Morocca’s highest religious authority, according to The Guardian report.
Mohammed VI announced that he would sacrifice on behalf of all Moroccans on Eid al-Adha to preserve the religious importance of the victim.
Muslim majority nation
Morocco is the country of Muslim majority country with Islam as the most widely practiced religion, with more than 99 percent of the population being identified as Muslims. The Moroccan Constitution recognizes Islam as a state religion
Muslims in Morocco will be marked on Saturday, June 7, Eid al-Adha. This is a day later than in many other countries, including Saudi Arabia, where it was celebrated on Friday 6th June. Muslims in India will also celebrate Eid Al-Ade on Saturday 7th June.
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Before Eid on 7 June, the Moroccan authorities launched a nationwide campaign for the purpose of closing the livestock markets that prevented the sale of sacrificial animals, the media reports.
Feast
Eid al-Adha is an annual “sacrifice” in which Muslims killed animals in honor of the incident of the Koran about the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice their son as an act of obedience to God. While Ibrahim was about to follow the divine order (in his dream), God hit and replaced the child of sheep.
In many parts of North Africa, including Morocco, permanent drought has intensified inflation in recent years. After seven years of dry weather, the herds of Morocco sheep decreased by 38 percent, which drastically increased the price of sheep.
Last year the price reached around $ 600 ( £51 426). The price of preferred home sheep can often exceed monthly household earnings in Morocco, where the monthly minimum wage is $ 324 ( £27 833).
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Prices became so exorbitant that last year it stated that 55 percent of families responded to the Moroccan Center for Citizenship, Non -profits, said they were trying to cover the costs of buying sheep.
Performing in these difficult circumstances will cause real damage to the large segments of our people, especially those who have limited income.
Morocco has one of the highest levels of red meat consumption in Africa and has lost a third of its national cattle and sheep population since 2016. In its budget 2025, Morocco suspended import obligations and value added to the cattle and sheep to help stabilize home prices.
(With The Guardian entry and other agencies)
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