King Mohammed VI accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, and Pope Francis visited, Saturday in Rabat, the Mohammed VI Institute for the Training of Imams, Morchidines and Morchidates. After the screening of an institutional film on the goals, missions and various achievements of the Institute, the minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq, gave a speech before the King and the head of the Catholic Church, in which he stressed that the training of imams and instructors. Subsequently, two students from the Mohammed VI Institute gave their personal accounts and share their experiences within this Imam training institution. Hindu Usman, a student from Nigeria, said that she is convinced that after graduation and return to her country, she would be able to argue and convince that religion is for peace and goodness, that a believer is only accountable before God. For his part, Aboubakr Hmaidouch, a French student of North African origin, pointed out that the Muslim community in France is in great need of imams and preachers so that the values of religion contribute to living together and to spiritual well-being in society. He recalled that after the terrorist attacks that struck France in 2015, he felt the need to acquire knowledge and communication skills to be effective in a society shaped by multiple currents and sometimes by ready-made ideas. This visit was also marked by religious songs of Muslim, Christian and Hebrew tradition, performed by the Moroccan Philharmonic Orchestra. At the end of the meeting, the minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs handed to Pope Francis The guide of the Mohammed VI Institute for the Training of Imams, Morchidines and Morchidates, as well as the Institute's publications in Arabic and English in relation to the Christian religion.
