Saudi Arabia has announced sighting the crescent of the new lunar month marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan in the kingdom.
People in Saudi Arabia will observe their first fast tomorrow (Saturday).
This was confirmed in post on Friday, February 28, 2024, by the Inside The Haramain, a publication that focused on the Two Holy Mosques in Islam.
The post reads; “#Ramadan1446 Crescent has been SEEN in Saudi Arabia. “Subsequently, Saturday, 1st March 2025 is the beginning of the month of Ramadan.”
Meanwhile, Muslims in Nigeria await the proclamation of the sighting of the Ramadan moon or otherwise by the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III.
The Sultan earlier urged Muslims across Nigeria to begin searching for the new moon of Ramadan on Friday, February 28, 2025.
