Saturday, 18 August 2012

Salah Hopes Dashed As New Moon is Not Sighted

Sultan of Sokoto, Dr. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar

Hopes that the Ramadan fast would be concluded last night was dashed over the failure to sight the new moon.  A statement from the Sultan of Sokoto, Dr. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, noted that the Muslim fast will continue through the weekend as a result.

The Eid-el-Fitr celebrations would have been held on Sunday.

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