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Religion of Friday, 22 May 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Ramadan fasting continues tomorrow, moon yet to be sighted - NSCIA

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Muslims in Nigeria will continue the Ramadan fast tomorrow after the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs said the moon was not sighted in the country on Friday.

This means that the Muslim holiday of Eid-el-Fitr which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan will not begin tomorrow.

As a result of the National Moonsighting Committee of the NSCIA's inability to sight the moon, the Ramadan fast would reach 30 this year.

Muslim faithful will now look towards Sunday to begin the Eid celebration which rolls into Monday and Tuesday's public holidays declared by the Federal Government.

While announcing the outcome of its moon searching on Friday, it tweeted, “There was no positive sighting report of the Shawwal crescent in Nigeria, tomorrow is 30th Ramadan. An official statement from the Sultanate will be released shortly.”

Also, Eid will begin on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, authorities in the kingdom said on Friday.

“Saturday will be the last day of the sacred holy month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr will take place on Sunday,” the royal court and the supreme court said, quoted by the official Saudi Press Agency.

Religious authorities in Jerusalem, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Qatar and Lebanon also said that Eid would begin on Sunday.

The timing of Eid is determined by the position of the moon, in accordance with the Muslim lunar calendar.

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