{"id":33742,"date":"2024-06-05T15:12:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T15:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=33742"},"modified":"2024-06-05T15:12:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T15:12:49","slug":"sultan-urges-muslims-to-look-for-crescent-of-dhul-hijjah-1445-ah-from-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/06\/05\/sultan-urges-muslims-to-look-for-crescent-of-dhul-hijjah-1445-ah-from-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Sultan Urges Muslims to Look for Crescent of Dhul-Hijjah 1445 AH from Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-zcvnp-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-zcvnp-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-9\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-175\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"py-2 juice:py-[18px] px-3 text-base md:px-4 m-auto md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-3 text-base juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"6721f6a2-b968-488d-9875-1bc9254c5f65\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Sa\u2019ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and president-general of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has called on the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent of Dhul-Hijjah 1445 AH from Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Wednesday by Sambo Janaidu, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs of the Sultanate Council, Sokoto, Mr. Abubakar said, &#8220;This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Thursday, June 6, which is equivalent to the 29th day of Dhul-Qidah 1445 AH, shall be the day to look for the new moon of Dhul-Hijjah 1445 AH.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added, &#8220;Muslims are, therefore, requested to start looking for the new moon of Dhul-Hijjah on Thursday and report its sighting to the nearest District or Village Head for onward communication to the Sultan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Sultan prayed for Allah&#8217;s continued support for Muslims in discharging their religious duties.<\/p>\n<p>Dhul-Hijjah, the 12th and final month in the Islamic calendar, is one of the four sacred months in Islam. During this month, Muslims around the world perform the pilgrimage (Hajj) in Mecca and celebrate the Eid-El-Kabir festival. Hajj begins on the eighth of Dhul-Hijjah, while Eid-El-Kabir is celebrated from the 10th to the 13th of the month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sa\u2019ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and president-general of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has called on the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent of Dhul-Hijjah 1445 AH from Thursday. 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