Sokoto, Oct.6, 2013 ( NAN) The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Sunday announced Tuesday Oct. 15 as Eid-el-Kabir.
A statement issued in Sokoto by Prof. Sambo Wali, the Chairman of
Sokoto Sultanate Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, said this
followed the sighting of the crescent from across the country on
Saturday.
“This is sequel to the declaration of Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, as the
first day of Zul-Hijja, 1434 AH, by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad
Abubakar III.
“The sultanate advisory committee on religious affairs at its meeting
on Saturday, Oct. 5, received reports from various moon sighting
committees across the country confirming the sighting of the new Moon of
Zul-Hijja,1434 AH, on Saturday, which was the 29th day of
ZulKi’ida,1434 AH,’’ the statement said.
NAN reports that Eid-el-Kabir is celebrated world wide on the 10th of
Zul-Hijja, the 12th month of the Islamic calendar, and is marked by the
slaughtering of ram after a special morning prayer.
It comes a day after pilgrims from across the globe converge on mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj.(NAN)
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