By Kolawole Ojebisi
The annual Ramadan fasting will be one day shy of the traditional 30 days in Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom will celebrate Eid-el-Fitr on Sunday.
This is as the authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia said the moon’s crescent marking the beginning of Shawwal and the end of Ramadan has been sighted.
“The crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia. Eid-Al-Fitr will be celebrated on Sunday, 30th March 2025,” Haramain, a Saudi-based online resource outfit, wrote on X.
“May Allāh accept our siyām, qiyām & a’māl & may He allow us to witness many more Ramadāns in good health. Āmīn.”
On March 28, Muhammad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, asked Muslims in Nigeria to look out for the new moon of Shawwal 1445 AH on Monday.
This development comes three days after the federal government announced Monday and Tuesday as public holidays.
Muslims in Nigeria await the sighting of the moon in the country and the declaration of the festivities by the Sultan.
Since March 1, Muslims across the world have abstained from eating, drinking, and any form of sexual relationship from dawn till dusk to observe Ramadan fasting, which is either 29 or 30 days.
