Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abukakar III, has announced that Eid-el-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, holds on Monday, May 2 in Nigeria.
National Moonsighting Committee Nigeria made this known via its Twitter handle, @moonsightingng, on Saturday.
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The Sultan made the declaration after no positive sighting claims were received from members of the National moonsighting committee and other Emirates.
It tweeted;
His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto has declared Monday 2nd of May as the first day of Shawwal. No positive sighting claims were received from members of the National moonsighting committee and other Emirates. The Sultanate will release an official statement shortly.
Assalaamu alaikum,
His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto has declared Monday 2nd May as the first day of Shawwal.
No positive sighting claims were received from members of the National moonsighting committee and other Emirates.
The Sultanate will release an official statement shortly— National Moonsighting Committee Nigeria (@moonsightingng) April 30, 2022
Muslims in the country would now celebrate the eid-el-fitri on Monday being the first day of Shawwal.
Director of Administration of the NSCIA, Arc. Zubairu Haruna Usman-Ugwu, had on Friday in a statement urged Muslims across the country to look for the new moon of Shawwal on Saturday.
This year’s Ramadan also continues on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, and some other countries across the world.
Saudi Press Agency quoted Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court as saying the Shawwal crescent was not sighted on Saturday and thus Ramadan continues on Sunday.
The oil-rich kingdom also announced on Saturday that Muslims in the country will celebrate the eid-el-fitri on Monday.
UAE, Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain among others, also said that the first day of eid al-fitr will be on Monday, May 2.
The sighting of the crescent moon on Saturday would have marked the end of Ramadan and the start of the next month of Shawwal on Sunday.
The timing of Eid is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon, in accordance with the Muslim’s Hijrah calendar.
The holiday is normally celebrated by families gathering together.
