HIBAPRESS
With the permission of the Commander of the Faithful, King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Higher Scientific Council, the 36th ordinary session of the Council began today, Friday, in Rabat.
During this session, whose opening session was marked by the presence of the Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq, and the Secretary-General of the Higher Scientific Council, Mohamed Yssef, the Council's committees are working on studying the issues included in the agenda of the session, which consist of approving the annual work program of the Higher Scientific Council and the Scientific Councils (2025 – 2026), and discussing the program for commemorating the 15th anniversary of the birth of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in light of the High Royal Message.
The agenda of this autumn session, which is held over two days, also includes programming the areas of field intervention within the framework of the communication support plan for the season (2025 – 2026), reviewing the work of the Fatwa Commission between the two sessions, and issuing the Zakat fatwa ordered by the Commander of the Faithful, and following up on the work of the Heritage Investigation Committee and the Committee for Studies and Research in the scientific works assigned to them, in addition to discussing the financial management of the budget of the Higher Scientific Council and the Scientific Councils during the fiscal year 2026.
In a speech on the occasion, Yssef affirmed that this scientific meeting constitutes a platform for exchanging experiences between scholars and discussing religious, social, and cultural issues to enable current and future generations to benefit from the knowledge and authentic values carried by this scientific institution.
In this regard, he stressed the importance of the role played by today's scholars, who constitute a real extension of the scholars of yesterday who performed their mission with sincerity, explaining that this continuity derives its strength from an authentic past that preserves its heritage and works to renew it.
He also explained that "the scholars' institution embodies a key link in a golden chain that carries the dimensions of the trust of communication that scholars carry on their shoulders under the guidance of the Great Imamate," highlighting that Morocco has established institutions that work to preserve the nation's heritage and traditions and transmit them across generations.
For his part, the Secretary-General of the Higher Scientific Council, Said Chbar, reviewed the Council's activities between the two sessions, especially regarding the implementation of the contents of the Royal Message in caring for the Prophet's biography, the Scientific Council's fatwa on Zakat, and the new phase of the communication support plan.
Chbar, in the report he presented, touched on the scholars' charter plan, the Higher Scientific Council Award for the pulpit speech in its sixth session, as well as the field training for male and female guiding students, and the "Moroccans of the World" program, highlighting the publications to improve publishing, as well as the website of the Higher Scientific Council, and the visits of delegations to the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Council.
The work of the 36th ordinary session of the Higher Scientific Council is scheduled to continue tomorrow, Saturday, by following up on the holding of committee meetings and preparing reports.
The convening of the 36th ordinary autumn session of the Higher Scientific Council comes in implementation of the provisions of Royal Decree No. 1.03.300 issued on 2 Rabi' al-Awwal 1425 (April 22, 2004) regarding the reorganization of the Scientific Councils, as amended and supplemented, in particular the first paragraph of Article Four thereof.
It also comes in application of the articles of Royal Decree No. 1.04.231 issued on 7 Muharram 1426 (February 16, 2005) approving the internal regulations of the Higher Scientific Council, in particular Articles Five and Six thereof, and Decree No. 1.23.47 issued on 26 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1444 AH (June 15, 2023 AD) and Decree No. 1.23.48 issued on 26 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1444 AH (June 15, 2023 AD).
