The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has introduced the sighting of the lunar month of Ramadan, which can pave the way in which for the start of the Islamic prolonged fasting.
The Kingdom introduced its Twitter platform, @Haramaininfo, on Sunday.
The tweets partly learn, “Crescent of Ramadan 1445/2024 has been sighted in Saudi Arabia!
“Subsequently, Ramadan 1445/2024 begins tomorrow, 11 March 2024.
“Taraweeh Prayers will start within the Two Holy Mosques after Isha Prayers.”
The PUNCH stories that the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has introduced the tentative dates of March 11 and March 12, 2024, because the graduation dates for the annual Ramadan quick, pending the sighting of the moon after sundown on Sunday, March 10. https://punchng.com/nscia-urges-muslims-to-look-for-moon/
In an announcement by Prof Salisu Shehu, Deputy Secretary Normal of the NSCIA, the Council urged Muslim Ummah to seek for the crescent of Ramadan 1445 on the given date, equal to twenty ninth Sha’aban 1445 AH.
The NSCIA additionally urged Muslim trustworthy who had credible sightings of the crescent to tell members of the Nationwide Moon Sighting Committee.
Nonetheless, as of the time of submitting this report, the Sultan has but to make an official announcement concerning the graduation of the fasting in Nigeria regardless of the announcement from Saudi Arabia.
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