BREAKING: Sultan Declares Date for 2024 Eid-Il-Fitr

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has announced that the 2024 Eid-il-Fitr will be on Wednesday, April 10.

The Sultan, who doubled as the president general of the Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), disclosed that the reason was that the national moon sighting committee could not see the new moon across the country.

Sultan declares Wednesday as Eid-il-Fitr day
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Prof Sambo Junaidu, the chairman of the advisory committee on religious affairs of the sultanate council, in a statement made available to journalists in Sokoto on Monday, April 8, said the council accepted the report of the moon sighting committee and subsequently declared that Wednesday would be the first day of Shawwal 1445AH.

The statement partly read:

“The Sultan felicitates with the Nigerian Muslim Ummah and wishes them Allah’s guidance and blessings.”

Source: TheTalk.NG

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