Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), , has announced the commencement of Ramadan in Nigeria.
The Sultan confirmed the beginning of Ramadan after sighting of the crescent moon on Sunday evening.
This was disclosed by the Sultan in a post on X which reads: “The Sultanate has confirmed a single sighting claim and His Eminence the Sultan will soon make an announcement. Ramadan Mubarak.”
It would be recalled that Saudi Arabia also announced the sighting of the crescent moon on Sunday evening, thus signifying the beginning of the Holy month of Ramadan.
This means March 10 is the last day of the month of Sha’ban and the holy month will begin on Monday, March 11.
Ramadan, determined by the lunar Islamic calendar in which months span either 29 or 30 days, commences and concludes based on the sighting of the crescent moon.