The great Mosque of Paris. – ALLILI MOURAD / SIPA
In addition to this, you need to know more about it.The Council of State rejected Thursday the request of the Mosque of Paris to be able to leave open the mosques part of the night of May 8 to 9, particular night of Ramadan. The Council of State justified its decision by the fact that “the health situation remains worrying, with indicators still degraded and a rate of spread of the virus which remains high on the whole of the territory”, affirms the institution, in a report. commentary accompanying the decision. Another argument: “it would be very difficult for the public authorities to ensure that all trips during the night of May 8 to 9, except for an overriding reason, are related to the” Night of Destiny “”, says the Council of State.
The rector of the Paris Mosque claimed that places of worship can open from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., during the curfew, the night of May 8 to 9, which corresponds to the “Night of Destiny” in the month. of ramadan. This night “constitutes an essential rite for Muslims, namely the celebration of the night during which the Koran was revealed to the prophet Mohammed (…) by the angel Gabriel”, argued Chems-eddine Hafiz, who had the seizure at the highest administrative court after a first refusal by the Minister of the Interior.
Mosques open from the first morning prayer
The summary judge also noted that it is already possible for Muslims “to participate collectively in religious ceremonies organized between 6 am and 7 pm”. And that “the Minister of the Interior has, for the period of Ramadan, authorized the opening of mosques from the first morning prayer” (before 6 am).
He also notes that “alternative measures have been put in place by many mosques to allow appropriate monitoring of believers” for this night, in particular “with a religious service by dematerialized means”. Therefore, “the impossibility of going to a place of worship during the curfew, including for the” Night of Destiny “, does not constitute a manifestly disproportionate interference with the freedom of worship in view of the objective protection of public health, ”he drew.
The fasting month of Ramadan began on April 13 and is due to end around May 13.