BREAKING: Saudi Arabia Sights Crescent Moon, Announces Date to Begin 2024 Ramadan

• The Saudi Arabia authority has announced the citing of the crescent moon for the 1445/2024 Ramadan
• The Islamic state subsequently announced that the 1445/2024 Ramadan will begin on Monday, March 11
• This is coming barely 24 hours after the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, directed Nigerian Muslims to begin looking for the moon on Sunday evening

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the sighting of the crescent moon and that Ramadan 1445/2024 will begin on Monday, March 10.

This was disclosed in a tweet by Inside the Haramain, a Saudi Arabia-based news outlet, on Sunday, March 10.

Ramadan: Sultan urges Nigerian Muslims to look for moon

This is coming barely 24 hours after the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) announced the tentative dates of Monday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 12, 2024, as commencement dates for the 2024 Ramadan fasting, pending the sighting of the moon after sunset on Sunday, March 10.

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The Islamic group, under the leadership of its president-general and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar said this in a statement signed by its deputy secretary-general, Prof Salisu Shehu, on Saturday, March 9.

According to the statement, the council called on Nigerian Muslims to begin searching for the crescent moon for Ramadan 1445 on Sunday, which was automatically the 29th of Sha'aban 1445 AH.

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The NSCIA declared that if Muslims of impeccable character sight the moon on Sunday evening, the Sultan would declare Monday, March 11, the first day of Ramadan 1445 AH.

It clarified that if the moon is not sighted on Sunday, Tuesday, March 12, it will automatically be the first day of the 2024 Ramadan.

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Below is the tweet:

Ramadan 2024: All you need to know

Legit.ng earlier reported that the 2024 holy month of Ramadan will begin on Monday, March 11 or Tuesday, March 12, depending on when the moon is sighted.

Across the world, the fasting period always lasts between 12-17 hours, depending on the area of the world an individual lives.

Muslims worldwide believe that Ramadan was the month when the holy Quran's first verse was revealed.

Source: Legit.ng