+ Everything Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar wants Nigerian Muslims, who have been patiently waiting for his announcement, to know
The new moon of Shawwal 1446AH has been sighted in Nigeria.
Sultan of Sokoto and President General of Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, who announced this in a broadcast on Saturday evening, declared Sunday, March 30 as Eid-el-Fitri day.
Platforms Africa earlier reported that the crescent of Shawwal was earlier sighted in Saudi, withba time zone that is 2 hours ahead of Nigeria.
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The Kingdom had subsequently also declared Sunday, March 30, as the first day of Shawwal and the day of Eid.
Confirming that the crescent was also sighted in Nigerian, Sultan Abubakar who is the leader of Muslims in the country, named northern states of Kaduna, Bauchi, Zamfara and others as places where the crescent was sighted.
He therefore congratulated Muslim faithful and wished the Ummah a happy eid-el-Fitri celebration.
Before the Sultan’s announcement, the Emir of Ilorin issued a release citing a directive from the Sultan in that regard.
The Secretary General of NSCIA, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, also confirmed positive sighting of the moon.
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