A religious wake in Morocco

From the French language press]:

Sa Majesté le Roi Mohammed VI, Amir Al Mouminine, accompagné de S.A.R. le Prince Moulay Rachid et S.A. le Prince Moulay Ismaïl, a présidé, samedi soir au mausolée de l'Imam Mohamed Ben Solaymane Al-Jazouli à Marrakech, une grande veillée religieuse en commémoration de l'Aïd Al-Mawlid Annabaoui.

Le Matin, Maroc - samedi le 31 mars 2007

His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, accompanied by H.R.H. Prince Moulay Rachid and H.H. Prince Moulay Ismaïl, chaired, on Saturday evening at the Mausoleum of the Imam Mohamed Ben Solaymane Al-Jazouli in Marrakesh, a religious wake in commemoration of Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) Birthday.

Imam Sidi Mohammed Ben Solaymane Al-Jazouli was born year 807 A.H. in Gzoula. A theologist and a sufi, distinguished for his deep piety and faith, is one of the Seven Saints of Marrakesh.

[picture: His Majesty the King of Morocco receives an illuminated edition of the poems "Al Borda" and "Al Hamzia", a gift to H.R.H Princess Lalla Khadija from the Minister of Islamic Affairs.]