Tag: Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar

Eid-el-Fitr: Sultan Asks Muslims to Search for new Moon on Saturday

Damilola Olonade

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has urged Muslims to search for the crescent of Shawwal 1443 AH immediately after sunset on Saturday, April 30th, 2022, which is equivalent to 29th Ramadan, 1443 AH. Platforms Africa reports Sultan made this call in an eid-el Fitri message made available to SlyeNews by the Director of Administration, NSCIA, Arc. Zubairu Haruna Usman-Ugwu. READ ALSO: Muslims To Observe Ramadan Fasting Twice In 2030, 2nd Time in 33 Years Ramadan will be…

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Ramadan: Sultan Orders Nigerian Muslims’ Search for new Moon on Monday

Aliyu Aliyu

  I’tikaf should still be put on hold while strict observance of all COVID-19 protocols including avoiding lengthy or crowded sessions should be observed, Sultan says in a statement   The President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), and Sultan of Sokoto, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has enjoined Nigerian Muslim Ummah to search for the crescent of Ramadan 1442 AH immediately after sunset on Monday, April 12, 2021. Sultan, in a statement signed by the Director of Administration, NSCIA, Arc. Zubairu Haruna Usman-Ugwu, sent to Platforms Africa, felicitated with the…

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