The lecture was delivered by Taoufiq Al Ghalabzouri, member of the Ulema council of Mdiq (northern Morocco), on the theme: "fundamental criteria for the rationalization of contemporary fatwa, based on the following surat: "But say not - for any false thing that your tongues may put forth,- ‘This is lawful, and this is forbidden,’ so as to ascribe false things to Allah. For those who ascribe false things to Allah, will never prosper".

     After highlighting the importance of "fatwa" and stressing that its role is to show to the community members how to deal with various issues related to religion in keeping with the holy Koran and the prophet’s sunnah, the lecturer noted that fatwas have taken a particular importance in the modern era, given the thriving of the digital technologies.

     The new technologies, he went on, opened the doors for several alleged ulema who made of fatwas a trade and a means of acquiring some type of reputation while they do not have the skills required by the holy Kuran.

    As a result, some kind of strange, anachronistic and deviating fatwas thrived, in contradiction with the most elementary rules set by fiqh rules and jurisprudence, said Prof. Al Ghalabzouri  who listed several other factors that led to the multiplication of these fatwas which show a total ignorance of religious sciences, circumstances and contexts.

     These strange fatwas are those that forbid what is authorized, and authorize what is forbidden, or go against the Charia essence that respects the interests of people as long as they do not breach a recognized rules of charia.

     In order to end this anarchy, the lecturer recommended to fight against "religious illiteracy" and encourage the duly-qualified ulema to bar the way for those who are not skilled.

     He also recommended the creation of an institute or school specialized in the training of those eligible to issue fatwas and the institutionalization of collective fatwas as it is practiced in Morocco.

     At the end of the lecture, HM the King was greeted by Yaacoub Traoré, Mali’s minister  of religious affairs, Said Hibatallah Kamelev, head of the institute of Islamic civilisation in Moscow, Acharif Ibrahim Abdallah Ali Al hassani Al Sormani, an Islamic theologian from Somalia, Mohamed Mamoune Fadel Mbeki, preached of the Mouride confraternity, Saleho Nday, an Islamic theologian from the Central African Republic and Mohamed El Hafid Ould Salek, theologian and poet from the Alaouite family in Mauritania.

     The Sovereign was also greeted by Mohamed El hafid Al Nahoui, chair of the Islamic cultural rally in Mauritania, Abdelhaq Borno Kidroni, head of the astronomy center in Lyon (France), Ahmed Omar Javikia, deputy-dean of the Islamic university of Thailand, Abdelaziz Ben Mohamed Ben Saleh Al Aoudi, a theologian from Oman, Ismail Osni Ossa, chair of the higher council of Islamic affairs in Gabon, Ahmed Tchornodrami, chair of the higher council of Islamic affairs in Gambia, Abderrahim Chiit Tani, head of the languages, translation and management school in Cotonou (Benin).