Sultan reveals fresh details for Nigerian Muslims

<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>The <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;Sultanate"><strong>Sultanate<&sol;strong><&sol;a> Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs has announced that there have been no confirmed sightings of the <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;crescent-moon"><strong>crescent moon<&sol;strong><&sol;a> to mark the beginning of Sha’aban 1446AH&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to reports&comma; <strong>the declaration was made in collaboration with the National Moon Sighting Committee and holds significance for Muslims&comma;<&sol;strong> as Sha’aban precedes the holy month of Ramadan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In an official statement&comma; the Wazirin Sokoto and Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs&comma; Sultanate Council&comma; Sokoto&comma; Sambo Wali Junaidu&comma; confirmed that no credible moon sighting reports were received from various observation committees across the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Consequently&comma; Thursday&comma; January 30&comma; 2025&comma; will be recognized as the 30th day of Rajab 1446AH&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;His Eminence&comma; Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar&comma; the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs &lpar;NSCIA&rpar;&comma; has accepted the report and officially declared Friday&comma; January 31&comma; 2025&comma; as the first day of Sha’aban 1446AH&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The announcement is significant for the Muslim community&comma; as Sha’aban is the month preceding Ramadan&comma; the holiest month in Islam&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The declaration ensures uniformity in the Islamic calendar&comma; guiding religious observances across Nigeria&comma;”<&sol;em> it added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow AIPRM&lowbar;&lowbar;conversation&lowbar;&lowbar;response">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start &lbrack;&period;text-message&plus;&amp&semi;&rsqb;&colon;mt-5" dir&equals;"auto" data-message-author-role&equals;"assistant" data-message-id&equals;"f169d859-4a86-4981-a35f-c95425e76fca" data-message-model-slug&equals;"gpt-4o">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty&colon;hidden first&colon;pt-&lbrack;3px&rsqb;">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"markdown prose w-full break-words dark&colon;prose-invert light">&NewLine;<p>The Sultanate Council urged Muslims to rely on official announcements regarding Islamic dates and to begin spiritual preparations for Ramadan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;2025-ramadan-sultan-reveals-fresh-details-for-nigerian-muslims&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;