"Look For New Moon On Saturday" - Sultan Urges Muslims

Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has
urged the Muslim Ummah in the country to look
for the new Moon of Shawwal on Saturday, June
24.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the
Sultan made the call in a statement signed by the
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious
Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, Prof. Sambo
Wali on Thursday.
“This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that
Saturday, June 24, which is equivalent to 29th
day of Ramadan,1438 AH, shall be the day to look
for the new Moon of Shawwal, 1438 AH.
” Muslims are therefore requested to start looking
for the new moon of Shawwal, 1438 AH, Saturday.
” They should report its sighting to the nearest
District of Village Head, for onward
communication to the Sultan,” he said.
The sultan urged the Muslim Ummah to report the
sighting of the new moon to the sultanate council
on the following numbers:
0803-715-7100, 0706-741-6900,
0806-630-3077, 0806-548-0405,
0803-59 5-7392, 0803-596-5322 and
0803-614-9767.