Senegal – Korité in the division: Moon and the other

The Daily – At each beginning and end of Ramadan, Muslims displayed their division. This year, the whole country started the fast together, like other countries in the world. This rediscovered unity, which had delighted the Muslim community, cracked at the final moment: there will be two Korité festivals spread out between this Friday and tomorrow. It’s the breakup!

It was unprecedented: you had to go back several years to find the beginning of Ramadan in unity, as division had become the rule. We held on at the start, and the demons of the division resurfaced at the end of this formidable period. Yesterday, the National Consultative Commission of the Lunar Crescent announced that the moon has not been seen in any locality of the country. For Conacol, Eid El Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, will be celebrated tomorrow. “After having collected all the information from our representatives who are in the various localities of the country, in particular in the religious centers, and after broad consultations within us, the lunar commission declared that the lunar crescent was not seen in no locality in the country”, said the commission chaired by Imam El Hadj Oumar Diène, which met Thursday evening at the headquarters of the Rts to scrutinize the lunar crescent.

In Touba, the Mouride community will celebrate the feast of Eid El-Fitr or Korité tomorrow. According to its lunar crescent observation commission, charged by Serigne Mountakha Mbacké with scrutinizing the moon in Touba, it has not been seen anywhere. Thus the Mourides will fast this Friday to complete the month, as prescribed by Islam. The announcement was made yesterday evening at the Great Mosque of Touba by Imam Serigne Abdou Diop. In its usual press release preceding the observation of the lunar crescent, the Senegalese Association for the Promotion of Astronomy (Aspa) announced on Wednesday that the moon will not be visible to the naked eye this Thursday over the entire expanse. of the territory.

On the other hand, the Coordination of Muslims of Senegal celebrates Korité this Friday. In a statement, she said that the moon has been sighted in Senegal, especially in Louga, Dakar, Nioro and also in the sub-region such as Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Guinea. In France, Saudi Arabia and other countries, it is the end of the fast this Friday. For Senegal, which had started Ramadan in the union, it will be a celebration in the division. Almost the rule!