{"id":357406,"date":"2025-02-28T22:01:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T21:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=357406"},"modified":"2025-02-28T22:01:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T21:01:38","slug":"sultan-declares-saturday-day-1-of-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/28\/sultan-declares-saturday-day-1-of-ramadan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sultan declares Saturday day 1 of Ramadan"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Called on the faithful to pray for the nation and its leaders, seeking divine guidance for good governance and national progress<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Sultan of Sokoto and Leader of the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria, Alhaji Muhammad Sa\u2019ad Abubakar, has officially declared Saturday, March 1, 2025, as the first day of Ramadan 1446 AH, marking the beginning of the holy month of fasting.<\/p>\n<p>The Sultan made this declaration on Friday, February 28, 2025, after receiving verified and authenticated reports of the new crescent moon sighting from Muslim leaders across the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to him: \u201cToday, Friday, February 28, 2025, marks the end of Sha\u2019ban. 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