Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared that tomorrow (Monday) is the first of Ramadan fast in Nigeria.
Abubakar announced the sighting of the new crescent in Sokoto on Sunday.
“Upon due verification and authentication by the national moon sighting committee and states committees’ confirmation, as well as routine scrutiny, the sighting of the new moon of Ramadan signifies the end of Sha’aban 1440 AH.
“In accordance with Islamic law, the Muslim Ummah is to commence fasting on Monday, May 6, 2019 accordingly,” he said.
“We further call on Nigerians to continue to live peacefully with one another, irrespective of religious or tribal differences,” he said.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar in which Muslims observe one month’s fast which is one of the five pillars of Islam.
