According to Sultan of Sokoto and President-General Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Saad Abubakar III, today, Sunday June 25, 2017 equivalent of Shawwal 1 has been avowed Sallah Day.
Declaring the auxiliary moon in parable to Saturday night at his Palace in Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar said the new moon was sighted in parts of the country including Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.
He appropriately asked Muslims each and each and every one of one one on summit of Nigeria to decrease to brusque as it is not permissible to hasty upon Sallah day. The Sultan congratulated the Muslims for proficiently-to-get go-getter of the month-long fasting epoch and urged them to part living the lessons if Ramadan even after fasting is on peak of.
Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and new Arab countries furthermore announced upon Saturday that Sunday will be the first hours of daylight of Eid al-Fitr 1438. Oman, however, has not sighted the moon, and therefore stated Monday June 26 as the first day of Eid al-Fitr.
Eid al-Fitr, which means festival of breaking the unexpected, marks the fade away of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, it is an credited holiday in every Muslim-majority countries.
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