Una hear am? Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar don drop announcement wey sweet all Muslim wey dey for Naija. E don tell everybody say dem go start search for new moon wey go mark Ramadan 1447 AH on February 17, 2026. Na proper Islamic practice be this o, no be joke!
For statement wey dem release from Sokoto, Wazirin Sokoto wey be Sambo Junaidu, don tell all Muslim say if dem sight the moon after sunset, make dem report am sharp-sharp to the Sultan through numbers wey dem provide. Na wetin dem dey expect from true faithful, make no body slack o!
The Sultanate Council no go take any report wey dem no verify before dem go announce say Ramadan don start. Na this moon sighting na tradition for Muslims, and dem dey use am to know when to begin the holy month wey dey full with fasting, prayer, and plenty acts of charity. E go really dey bad if we no do am correctly!
Ramadan na the ninth month for Islamic calendar and e dey carry plenty blessings. Fasting from dawn to sunset no be play; na serious wahala! E dey teach self-discipline, increase our prayers and all the good things wey Allah want make we do. When e end, na big celebration be that – Eid-el-Fitr don dey shine like fresh Nigerian Jollof rice!
As e be now o, group of Islamic scholars wey dey under League of Imams and Alfas for Yorubaland don already announce say dem go start Ramadan on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Dis one don spark plenty gists because dem dey based the date on astronomic calculations and wetin plenty international Islamic bodies don agree on, e no be small matter!
The Grand Mufti of Yorubaland, Sheikh AbdulRasaq AbdulAzeez Ishola, talk say dem reach the conclusion after meeting wey dem get for Ibadan. Na plenty big names dey inside that meeting, from various Islamic communities. Dem don really carry plenty wisdom come wey suppose guide us as we dey enter this holy month.
The League’s communiqué talk say astronomic data show say moon go conjunction for February 17 at 12:01pm UTC (1:01pm Naija time) and so make February 18 be the first day of fasting. Omo, this Ramadan go last together for 30 days; no shakara when it come to eid celebration!
As Muslim community dey prepare to start dis special month, make we remember say na wetin we do now go determine how e go take full. E go beta if we dey sincere in our reports and ready to fast with full heart. As we dey wait for Sultan announcement, my people, make we carry our loads come gathering, make we support each other and show love during dis blessed month!
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