According to
Sultan of Sokoto and President-General Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic
Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, today, Sunday June
25,
2017 equivalent of Shawwal 1 has been declared Sallah Day.
Declaring
the new moon on Saturday night at his Palace in Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar said
the new moon was sighted in parts of the country including Borno, Yobe and
Adamawa.
He therefore
asked Muslims all over Nigeria to cease to fast as it is not permitted to fast
on Sallah day. The Sultan congratulated
the Muslims for successful completion of the month-long fasting period and
urged them to keep alive the lessons if Ramadan even after fasting is
over.
Saudi
Arabia, Malaysia, and other Arab countries also announced on Saturday that
Sunday will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr 1438. Oman, however, has not sighted the moon, and
thus declared Monday June 26 as the first day of Eid al-Fitr.
Eid al-Fitr,
which means “festival of breaking the fast”, marks the end of the Muslim holy
fasting month of Ramadan, it is an official holiday in all Muslim-majority
countries.
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