In this message, the Sovereign affirms having learned with deep sorrow the news of the death of the late Abdallah Charif El Ouazzani, may God surround him with His infinite mercy and welcome him into His vast Paradise.

In this painful circumstance, His Majesty the King expresses to the members of the family of the deceased, and through them to all their relatives, as well as to his friends and admirers, His deep condolences and sincere feelings of compassion following this cruel loss, the divine will being unstoppable, imploring the Almighty to grant them patience and comfort.

His Majesty the King, who shares with the members of the family of the deceased their feelings on this painful occasion, remembers, with great esteem, the life of an accomplished scholar and researcher, with great qualities, with to his credit a distinguished intellectual career at the national and international levels.

The late, may God have him in His holy mercy, adds the Sovereign, was a good example to follow who embodies the just Islam and ensures the dissemination of its principles and noble values, through works and significant contributions that call for imbibing the virtues of the middle way and moderation and building bridges of coexistence and tolerance between different religions, as well as he was known for his sincere patriotism and his unwavering attachment to the Glorious Alaouite Throne.

His Majesty the King implores the Most High, in these blessed days, to surround the deceased with His grace and to reward him amply for the commendable services he rendered to his religion and his homeland as well as for the good deeds he performed, and to accept him among the prophets, the faithful, the martyrs and the virtuous.