His eminence the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Saad Abubakar has called on Muslims in the Country to start looking for the new moon of Jumada Ula on Tuesday, the 21st of October 2025, equivalent to Islamic calendar 29th of Rabiul Assani 1447AH .
A statement signed by the chairman Advisory Committee on religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto Prof. Sambo Wali Junaidu, says if sighted, the information should be forwarded to the nearest village or district head for onwards communication to the Sultan.
The statement citethat the Monthly Observation of the moon clarifies the Islamic Calendar within a given year, thereby making the month of Ramadan moon sightings more acceptable to the general Muslims in the Country.
