Even if the charter of principles of the imam was one day adopted unanimously by the 9 federations that make up the French Council of Muslim Worship - which is not yet the case - this framework text which specifies the spirit of the The application of Islam in the context of French secularism, will have a strong principle importance in relations between Islam and the State.
But will it have a direct influence on the daily practice of imams?
LET'S CHECK
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The charter is not a theological text but rather a safeguard aimed at delimiting lines not to be crossed.
Especially in the face of political Islam and foreign influences.
It also defines a series of concepts such as gender equality, the right of conscience, the right to change religion which are not worded in this form in Islamic law.
For equality between men and women, for example, in Muslim texts we refer to equality of “dignity”.
For the right of conscience, we specify that faith must go hand in hand
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