The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has announced tomorrow, March 30 as Eid-el-Fitr to begin the new moon of Shawwal. The announcement effectively ended the 29-Day Ramadan during which Muslims observed Fasting.
In a broadcast today evening, March 29, the Sultan confirmed that the crescent of Shawwal was sighted in Nigerian.
Sultan Abubakar III, 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 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, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, also confirmed sighting of the moon.
We at Greenbarge Reporters online newspaper and hardcopy magazine congratulate Muslims for the successful completion of the Fasting and other worshipping points, praying that Allah would accept their supplications. We also wish Christians who are equally observing Lent good health to complete it.
