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Muslims in some parts of the world are set to commence fasting tommorrow Sunday, 29th of June and 1st of Ramadan (2nd to those who started today) while some Muslims have commenced theirs today, saturday, 28th of June 2014.
In Nigeria for instance, some Muslims in some parts of the country have commenced fasting and counting the Islamic month of Ramadan today. According to reports from the leadership online publication, The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III yesterday urged the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria to commence their fast today, Saturday, June 28, 2014, following the sighting of the moon in various parts of Nigeria.Read it here
Also, in the United States of America, it was announced by The Fiqh Council of North America that the month will begin Saturday, read it here.
Meanwhile, some Muslims especially in the eastern part of the world are maintaining that Sunday, 29th of June will be the commencement of the month and fasting therein.
According to Doha News online, they reported that Ramadan would be starting on Sunday following the Islamic (hijra) calender of this year, click doha news to read more on that.
However, sources from Saudi Arabia reported that the Saudi government has declared that the Islamic month Sha'aban would complete 30 days today and Ramadan would commence tomorrow due to the fact that the moon was not sited yesterday in the country and neighboring countries.
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