Information reaching us at Greenbarge Reporters online newspaper has confirmed that the new moon, Shawwal, has not been sighted today, March 29, which would have terminated the Fasting and made tomorrow, March 30, Eid-el-Fitr (Sallah celebration).
This information on none sighting of the Shawwal Crescent has come from no fewer than five Islamic countries as at 3pm today.
Earlier in the day, the Australian Fatwa Council had said that Shawwal Crescent was not sighted today, meaning that Eid-el-Fitr would not be tomorrow, Sunday but Monday, March 31.
Other countries that announced Monday as Eid-el-Fitr are Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Most of the information about the none sighting of the Shawwal Crescent today came through the authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Nigeria, Alhaji Muhammed Abubakar Sa’ad III has already asked Muslims in the country to look out for the new moon of Shawwal today, and to communicate designated Islamic personalities across the country if it is sighted.
