Ibn Ajiba's season prompts Sufi ritual criticism
The article addressed the phenomenon of a return to backward practices and spiritual stagnation in Morocco, particularly during the season of the revered saint Sidi Ahmed Ben Ajiaba. It highlighted videos showing followers touching the hands and feet of Sheikh Moulay Mohammed Al-Mahdi Ben Ajiaba, which sparked widespread criticism. Activists emphasized that these practices reinforce blind veneration and revert Morocco to past decades. They called on religious authorities to intervene and put an end to these deviations, which damage the reputation of Moroccan Sufism and contradict the principles of Islam, which advocate respect for humans and their liberation from shirk (associating others with God).
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