The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, has said that the new moon of shawwal 1445AH was not sighted Monday night of 8th April 2024. As a result, the ongoing Ramadan fasting will complete 30 on Tuesday 9th March 2024 while…
The new moon of the month of Ramadan has been sighted in Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom has declared Monday, 11 March, 2024 as first day for the commencement of Ramadan fasting. In an official announcement made by the Saudi Royal Court, it has been confirmed that the Supreme Court has designated Monday, March 11,…
The Saudi Arabian Government has declared Wednesday, June 28, as the first day of Eid Al-Adha, the period when Muslims will slaughter rams, after sighting the new moon of Dhul Hijjah in the country on Sunday. It said that the ritual of standing at Arafat, which marks the climax of the annual pilgrimage of Hajj,…
The National Moon Sighting Committe has said there is no positive sighting of the new moon on Thursday. This was stated in the twitter handle of the committee which is saddled with the responsibility of searching the moon. The statement reads: “So far reports received from Bauchi, Nafada (Gombe State), Maiduguri, Abuja, Dengi (Plateau) State),…
