Tag: Moon
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JUST IN: Nigeria has not sighted the moon – Sultan of Sokoto
Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has declared that fasting may continue on
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Sultan directs Muslims to look out for Sha’aban moon
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed Muslims to look out for the crescent of Sha’aban 1446 AH, from Wednesday . The directive is contained in a statement released in Sokoto on Tuesday by Prof. Sambo Junaidu
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Sultan directs Muslims to watch out for new moon of Rajab
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has directed Muslim Ummah to watch for the new Moon of Rajab 1445 AH starting on Friday. Prof. Sambo Janaidu, the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs
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Russia’s president, Putin congratulates India on Moon landing feat
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin has hailed India’s achievement as the first nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon’s south pole, days after Moscow’s own mission crashed. Putin sent his “heartfelt congratulations” to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi according to the Kremlin’s website. “This is a big step forward in space exploration…
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China plans to send crewed spacecraft to moon by 2030
China plans to send two rockets to the moon by 2030, one carrying the spacecraft that will land on the surface and the other transporting the astronauts.
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BREAKING! Tomorrow is Eid as crescent moon is sighted in Saudi Arabia
The crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia as Muslims start Eid festivities tomorrow. Eid-el-Fitr will be celebrated on Friday 21st April 2023.
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Sultan directs Muslim Ummah on when to look out for crescent of Ramadan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent (moon) of Ramadan 1442AH from Monday. Abubakar gave the directive on Sunday in a statement issued by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto. “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah…
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Scientists prepare for doomsday with lunar vault
Scientists at the University of Arizona have made preparations for doomsday known, with plans to build an underground lunar ark on the moon. According to the scientists, the lunar ark would be filled with millions of seed, spore, sperm and egg samples from Earth’s species, hidden in a network of tubes on the moon. This…
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Sultan declares sighting of moon, says Ramadan begins Friday
Following the sighting of the moon, this year’s Ramadan starts Friday, the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar, announced Thursday. The president of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) said this in an announcement made on an NTA live broadcast. In compliance with physical distancing by health authorities as means to check the spread…
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Russia plans to create long-term base on moon
Russia plans to create a long-term base on the surface of the moon as part of its lunar programme and study the satellite with the help of robot avatars, Roscosmos Chief, Dmitry Rogozin. said on Tuesday. “This is about creating a long-term base, naturally, not habitable, but visited. “But basically, it is the transition to…