Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has congratulated all Muslims on a new Islamic year as he declared yesterday, the 1st day of Muharram,1439 AH.
He announced this in a statement signed by the chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs of the Sultanate Council, Professor Sambo Wali Junaidu.
The statement said the committee in conjunction with the National Committee on moon sighting did not receive any report from the various moon sighting committees across the country, confirming the sighting of the new moon of Muharram 1439 AH on Wednesday which was the 29th day of Zulhajji 1438AH.
