- By Halimah Olamide
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’d Abubakar, Sunday evening declared the sighting of the moon signifying the beginning of the month of Ramadan.
NPO Reported earlier that the Saudi Arabian authorities had announced the sighting of the moon late Sunday afternoon. The Sultan, who is the leader of the Muslim community in Nigeria declared late Sunday that the moon had equally been sighted in Nigeria urging Muslims to begin fasting tomorrow, Monday.
He said, “We got the information from Muslim leaders across the country and we accept the sighting of the moon accordingly.” Abubakar called on the entire Muslim community in the country to start the Ramadan fast on Monday following the teachings of Islam He asked Muslims to use the month of Ramadan to pray against the spread of insecurity in the country.
He called on all Muslims to use the month of Ramadan to pray for the leaders to discharge their duties with the fear of God. He further advised all Muslims in the country and beyond to observe the fast with the ultimate fear of God, while urging the wealthy to assist the less privileged with food during the Holy month of Ramadan.
Muslims will be expected to abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk every day for 30 days in accordance with the practice of the Islamic faith. They are also supposed to be more devoted; attending sermons, praying more and generally increasing themselves in acts of piety.
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