BREAKING: Sultan insists Ramadan fasting may continue in Nigeria, reason emerges

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering political parties and movements.

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, nether the enactment of His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has declared that fasting whitethorn proceed connected Sunday due to the fact that Nigeria has not sighted the moon, indicating the extremity of the period of Ramadan.

NSCIA made this known successful a connection signed by the Secretary-General, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, connected Saturday.

He besides enjoined the Muslims to hunt for the crescent of Shawwal connected the 29th of Ramadan, stressing:

“If Muslims show the crescent successful accordance with the satellite sighting and verification standards, past His Eminence would state Sunday, March 30, 2025 arsenic the 1st of Shawwal and the time of Idul Fitr.”

Sultan spoke connected Saturday aft Saudi Arabia announced the sighting of the crescent satellite and declared that the twelvemonth 2024 Eid-el-Fitr volition beryllium Sunday, March 30.

This was disclosed by Saudi-based media connected Saturday, March 29, wishing each Muslims crossed the satellite a blessed Eid al-Fitr successful advance.

The connection reads:

"The crescent satellite has been sighted successful Saudi Arabia. #EidAlFitr volition beryllium celebrated connected Sunday, 30th March 2025. "May Allāh judge our siyām, qiyām & a'māl & whitethorn He let america to witnesser galore much Ramadāns successful bully health. Āmīn."

Reacting to the supra development, a subordinate of the NSCIA committee, Simwal @Simwal, successful a station shared connected his page, connected Saturday,

"Kindly disregard the mendacious rumors circulating that His Eminence the Sultan has declared the Shawwal crescent was not seen successful Nigeria. I conscionable spoke with members of our committee astatine the palace, and they are inactive gathering reports."

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Source: Legit.ng