Men praying in Saint-Denis de la Réunion (illustrative image).
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The month of Ramadan will begin on Tuesday, April 13 in France, the French Council for Muslim Worship (CFCM) announced on Thursday, which is taking place once again in the particular context linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ramadan will end with Eid al-Fitr, the “fast breaking festival” which will take place on May 13, according to the CFCM.
Its president Mohammed Moussaoui recalls that the “practice is not directly affected by the context of the pandemic: those who fulfill the conditions of the fast and are able to observe it, will observe it as usual.
Those who have a recognized exemption, such as illness (…) will be exempted depending on the reality of their situation ”.
Ramadan under curfew
He confirms that "the injection" of an anti-covid vaccine "does not invalidate the fast".
In addition, "if the doctor considers that it is necessary to avoid the fast on the day of the injection, his advice must be respected and followed".
The CFCM asks to respect the curfew hours set by the authorities and to "strictly limit to family members living under the same roof meals with family and friends", especially at the time of "iftar", the daily meal. breaking the fast, when it is usually a social, convivial or even festive component of the month of Ramadan.
The authority also calls on mosques to suspend Friday prayers if they are "not in the capacity to welcome all the faithful in compliance with sanitary measures".
The president of the CFCM made this surprise announcement on Thursday, ahead of a meeting on Sunday April 11 at the Grand Mosque in Paris which was to officially set the start of this month of fasting.
However, the Great Mosque had recently estimated, within a theological commission, that the first day of Ramadan "should be April 13".
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