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Ramadan 2025: Saudi Arabia Confirms Moon Sighting

Ramadan 2025: Saudi Arabia Confirms Moon Sighting

 

Saudi Arabia Announces Start of Ramadan as Nigeria Awaits Confirmation

Saudi Arabia has confirmed the sighting of the Ramadan moon crescent, marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. The first day of fasting in Saudi Arabia will be tomorrow, Saturday, March 1, 2025.¹

In Nigeria, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Muslims to search for the crescent moon. If sighted, Saturday, March 1, 2025, will be declared the first day of Ramadan 1446 AH. Otherwise, Sunday, March 2, 2025, will mark the beginning of Ramadan.²

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and is observed by over a billion Muslims worldwide. It’s a period of fasting, prayer, charity, and self-reflection.

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