The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar,
has declared Friday, June 15, as Sallah day following
the sighting of the new moon for the Islamic month of
Shawwal.
The Sultan's announcement is sequel to a tweet
by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic
Affairs (NSCIA) on Thursday, June 14, about the
impending official announcement on the new
moon sighting.
“There have been positive sightings of the Shawwal
crescent in Nigeria. His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, will
make an official announcement shortly. Eid Mubarak,” the
council headed by the Sultan of Sokoto said
Daily Trust reports that the monarch said the
new crescent was sighted in Borno, Sokoto,
Kaduna, Plateau, Kano, Nasarawa among others.
He noted that the reports about the sighting of
the new moon of Shawwal in many places across
the country were true.
Sa'ad Abubakar prayed Allah to answer all the
prayers for the leaders and the country and
called on Muslims to live in peace with one
another irrespective to their differences.
has declared Friday, June 15, as Sallah day following
the sighting of the new moon for the Islamic month of
Shawwal.
The Sultan's announcement is sequel to a tweet
by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic
Affairs (NSCIA) on Thursday, June 14, about the
impending official announcement on the new
moon sighting.
“There have been positive sightings of the Shawwal
crescent in Nigeria. His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, will
make an official announcement shortly. Eid Mubarak,” the
council headed by the Sultan of Sokoto said
Daily Trust reports that the monarch said the
new crescent was sighted in Borno, Sokoto,
Kaduna, Plateau, Kano, Nasarawa among others.
He noted that the reports about the sighting of
the new moon of Shawwal in many places across
the country were true.
Sa'ad Abubakar prayed Allah to answer all the
prayers for the leaders and the country and
called on Muslims to live in peace with one
another irrespective to their differences.
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