Ramadan: Look Out For Crescent Moon on April 12, NSCIA Tells Muslims
- The Sultan of Sokoto state, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Nigerian Muslims to start searching for the new moon of Ramadan
- Abubakar made this known on Sunday, April 11, in a statement issued by NSCIA
- Sahaban, the eighth month of Muslim, may end on Monday, April 12
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The president-general of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Muslims in the country to look out for the crescent (moon) of Ramadan 1442AH from Monday, April 12.
Vanguard reports that Abubakar gave the directive on Sunday, April 11, in a statement issued by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the chairman, advisory committee on religious affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto.
Source: UGC
Legit.ng gathered that the NSCIA also rolled out modalities for the sighting of the new moon to signal the commencement of this year’s Ramadan fast.
Leadership also reports that the statement detailed the telephone contacts and email addresses of 33 Islamic leaders in different localities across the country, who can be contacted to report a credible positive sighting of the Ramadan crescent.
According to the report, they address include: Muhammad Rabiu Salahudeen with telephone no: 08035740333 and email: muhammadrabiusalahudeen@gmail.com; Sheikh Abdur Rasheed Mayaleke, Telephone: 08035050804, Email: jentleasad@yahoo.com; Dr. Ganiy I. Agbaje, Telephone: 08028327463 and 08057752980, Email: Ganiy.agbaje@nasrda.gov.ng, among others.
The council, therefore, felicitated with the entire Muslim ummah on the auspicious occasion of Ramadan, 1442 A.H. and enjoins all Muslims to be prayerful unto Allah, especially in the month of Ramadan, to help Nigeria and the world, in general, overcome the current COVID-19 pandemic and the various extant and palpable security challenges.
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The council also advised Muslims in the country that as they await the announcement for the commencement of the Ramadan fast, to be vigilant and take extra security and health measures to protect themselves, loved ones and neighbours.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that the Sultan of Sokoto and the President General NSCIA, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday, March 15, as the first day of Sha’aban 1442AH.
It was reported that Abubakar made the declaration in a statement by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto.
Source: Legit.ng
