Muslims And Jews And Their Timeless Celebration Of Saints In Morocco – Analysis - News Summed Up

Muslims And Jews And Their Timeless Celebration Of Saints In Morocco – Analysis


The shrine of the Sufi saint Sidi Ali Bousserghine in SefrouMany Muslims in Morocco make pilgrimages to holy sites to venerate saints. Some scholars say the surging popularity of such pilgrimages signals a new assertiveness by Moroccan Jews. As for the Muslim Moroccans, they invoke the Jewish saints and implore their help, especially in the area of ​​healing. Hassan Majdi has about 90 Jewish saints worshiped by Muslims. The belief in saints is still very strong among Moroccan Jews, even if they have left Morocco to Israel a half century ago (9).


Source: Taipei Times April 08, 2020 16:18 UTC



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