Tuesday, October 15 is this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, announced on Sunday.
Prof. Sambo Wali, the Chairman of Sokoto Sultanate Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, in a statement issued in Sokoto, said the announcement was consequent upon the sighting of the crescent from across the country on Saturday.
The statement reads, “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.
Muslims across the world mark Eid-el-Kabir on the 10th of Zul-Hijja, the 12th month of the Islamic calendar.
