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| The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar |
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has announced that 1443AH Ramadan will start in the country on Saturday, April 2, 2022.
The NSCIA President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, announced this on Friday in a broadcast.
Meanwhile, the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan also starts on Saturday in Saudi Arabia and some Arab countries.
During Ramadan, Muslims have to abstain from eating, drinking, and smoking from dawn to sunset.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday in Abuja urged the Muslim Ummah nationwide to seek greater personal discipline, which is necessary for the realization of a great nation.
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| President Muhammadu Buhari. |
According to a statement signed late Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari said the period offers a unique opportunity to “feel the hunger experienced by the poor to feel what it is like to be deprived and marginalized.”
The statement is titled ‘President Buhari welcomes Ramadan fasting, asks Muslims to feed the poor.’
According to him, “Muslims should seek greater personal discipline, which is necessary for the realization of a great nation.”
He advised the Muslim elite against food waste and extravagant spending while others face hunger and destitution, urging that they should care for their neighbors, the poor, and the marginalized.