HRH Crown Prince Moulay Rachid offers prayers on Prophet's birth anniversary

Rabat, March 9, 2009 -- His Royal Highness Crown Prince Moulay Rachid chaired Monday a ceremony commemorating the birthday of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad at the Royal Palace Mosque in Rabat.

Crown Prince Moulay Rachid also performed the mass prayer on the occasion.

This event furthermore observed local imams speak to participants on the life and work of the Prophet.

The way individual Muslims acknowledge this occasion reflected in fasting as well as reading about his life and reflecting on his teachings, by reading the Q’uran, the Muslim Holy Book revealed to Muhammad more than fourteen hundred years ago.