Eid-el- Kabir
Day to be marked 26
October
Eid-el- Kabir Day to be
marked 26 October
Published on October 17,
2012.
The Sultan of Sokoto,
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on
Wednesday declared 26
October as Ed-el-Kabir
Day following the sighting
of the new crescent on
Oct. 16.
This is contained in a
statement signed by the
Chairman, Advisory
Committee on Religious
Affairs to the Sultanate
Council, Prof. Sambo
Junaid.
The statement said, ” The
sultanate council advisory
committee at its meeting
on October 16, reviewed
reports received from
various moon sighting
committees across the
country.
“They have duly
confirmed the birth of the
new moon of Zulhijja,
1433 After Hijra of the
Holy Prophet with effect
from Wednesday, Oct.
17, which is the first day
of Zulhijja.
“Friday, the 26 of October,
is the 10th day of Zulhijja,
1433 AH, which is the Ed-
el-Kabir day.
“His Eminence, the Sultan
of Sokoto, Alhaji
Muhammad Sa’ad
Abubakar wishes all
Muslims a happy Ed-el-
kabir. May Allah accept
our religious deeds,
Ameen.”
From Saudi Arabia also
came reports that The
Saudi Supreme Court on
Tuesday announced that
pilgrims would ascend
mount
Arafat (Standing on Arafat)
on October 25 and that
the first day of the Islamic
calendar month of Eid Al-
Adha will be October 26,
The court said that the
lunar month of Dhul
Hijjah would start on
Wednesday, October 17,
in accordance with what
had been reported
to the Supreme Court by
courts and committees in
charge of sighting the
crescent of the lunar
month of Dhul Hijjah.
A statement from the
Saudi Arabia government
issued by the Director of
Public Security, Gen.
Saeed Bin Abdullah Al-
Qahtani,
posted on the Arafat
official Website,
announced the Arafat day
as pilgrims from various
countries including Nigeria
converged
on the Holy land..
“Prince Ahmad Bin Abdul
Aziz, Minister of Interior
and Chairman of the
Supreme Hajj Committee,
will on Saturday evening
inspect
arrangements for this
year’s Hajj season,” the
statement added.
The statement disclosed
that no fewer than 1.4
million pilgrims from 160
countries have so far
arrived for this years Hajj.
Pilgrims from Nigeria are
about 95,000.

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