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.
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. (NAN)
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