The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has urged Muslims in the country to look out for the new Islamic moon of Shawwal from Friday May 22. NSCIA said this in a statement by its Deputy Secretary General, Prof. Salisu Shehu, on Monday in Abuja. Shehu also felicitated with Nigerian Muslims for observing the […]
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Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, on Saturday called on Muslims to look for the new moon of Ramadan 1440A.H. Abubakar made the call in a statement by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto. Junaidu said: “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Sunday, May 5, […]
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U.S. researchers have discovered 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter, bringing the total number of the planet’s known moons to 79, researchers said on Tuesday. The discovery means Jupiter, the oldest and largest planet in the solar system, has more moons than any of the other seven. Scott Sheppard of the Carnegie Institution for Science in […]
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