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Ramadan: Sultan Set To Announce When Fasting Will Start In Nigeria

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The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III will soon make a formal announcement on when the 2023 Ramadan fast will commence in Nigeria.

This was made known on Tuesday evening by the special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on digital communications, Bashir Ahmad.

According to him, the National Moon Sighting Committee has reported numerous reports of positive sightings of the crescent of Ramadan from different parts of the country.

Based on this, he stated that the Sultan who is also the President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) will make a formal statement later.

The presidential aide wrote on Twitter: “The National Moon Sighting Committee has reported that so far, there have been numerous reports of positive sightings of the crescent of Ramadan from different parts of the country, and His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, will make a formal announcement later. #RamadanMubarak!”

What Is Ramadan?

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (sawm), prayer, reflection and community.

A commemoration of Muhammad’s first revelation, the annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam and lasts twenty-nine to thirty days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next.

Fasting from dawn to sunset is fard (obligatory) for all adult Muslims who are not acutely or chronically ill, travelling, elderly, breastfeeding, diabetic, or menstruating.