The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar, has declared Friday 31st July 2020, as the 10th day of Zulhijia 1441 and the day of Eid-el-Kabir.

Abubakar, who is also the President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, also advised on how to observe prayers across the country amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

This is contained in a statement issued signed by the Chairman, Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sambo Junaidu.



The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar, has declared Friday 31st July 2020, as the 10th day of Zulhijia 1441 and the day of Eid-el-Kabir.

Abubakar, who is also the President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, also advised on how to observe prayers across the country amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

This is contained in a statement issued signed by the Chairman, Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sambo Junaidu.



“In view of the current situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sultan hereby advises all the District Heads and Imams in Sokoto State to observe Eid prayers in their Jumu’at mosques in their respective towns and villages and not at Eid grounds.

“Also, the council advises the muslim communities throughout the country to observe Eid prayers at Jumu’at Mosques to help curb the spread of Covid-19,” the statement partly read.


While wishing them Allah’s guidance and blessings, Sultan Abubakar urged faithful to pray for the peace, progress, and development of the country.

IslamVIRGINS:
What!!! Who's Deceiving These People? Are They Not Sighting The Moon Again

IMAliyu:

It's already the new month in the Arabic calendar today. No more need for moon sighting.

IslamVIRGINS:


Confused people, but there's need for you to sight moon before celebrating Eid al-Fitr right?

IMAliyu:

The moon is used to indicate the beginning of a new month.
Eid al-fitr is celebrated on the first day of the month of Shawwal after Ramadan.

You're confused because your not willing to inform yourself about what is frustrating you.

IslamVIRGINS:


Islamic council few days ago said you should be looking for the new moon, are you saying they didn't knw what they are saying

IMAliyu:

I'm saying the days to be looking for the new moon is over now.

IslamVIRGINS:


While you're waiting for the day to sacrifice your rams to your moon god allah, isn't it?

IMAliyu:

Sigh.
You're filled with strawman views aren't you.
Anyway believe what you like.

IslamVIRGINS:


You'll understand your god allah better after watching this


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTjNbT2-gmE

IMAliyu:


The Semitic languages including Arabic seem to derive the word for God from the similar EL/AL/L


Yes there was a pre-Islamic moon deity called Lah
The word Lah itself is just another Arabic rendition for the word god.
Ilah is another word for god in Arabic.

The word for the Islamic God, Allah is argued to be the word Lah/ilah with an "Al" added being Al-lah/Al-ilah to mean "The God"

Now your claim that Muslims worship an idol or moon deity is dishonest, because that does not match the description for the deity described in the Quran and proclaimed by Muslims and you're just using the semantics of language to confuse people and further your confirmation bias.

It's like me arguing that modern Christians worship the Nordic/scandinevian deity "guð" because they refer to their deity as "God" which is a word derived from guð and Proto-Germanic
ǥuđán. All of which were pre-christain pegan deitys.

IMAliyu:

Sorry, but I've been disillusioned from religion for a while now.
I'm just trying to correct you're misgivings on the Arabic calendar and Islam.
There is plenty to criticize in Islam, but I don't like it when people make untrue stuff up or shallow insults.
Such as the Islamic God "Allah" being the pre-Islamic Arabian moon deity.
Which does not match his description given by the Quran, nor held by Muslims.

Here's a quote from a previous discussion I had with someone else on the same subject.


Btw didn't watch the video, data things.

IslamVIRGINS:


Which one is untrue? Is allah God of Abraham, Adam, Noah, Issac, Jacob? Stop deceiving yourself

IslamVIRGINS:
What!!! Who's Deceiving These People? Are They Not Sighting The Moon Again

HedwigesMaduro:


At times if they don't see the moon early enough the Satan of Sokoto will declare a day. By the way in the picture attached to the write-up it seems he has lost one of his horns.

IMAliyu:

Really don't care whose sky daddy it was.
Can you point me to the Muslim religious text or belief where Allah is described as being the moon then? If I'm wrong for saying it's untrue.

IslamVIRGINS:


So you expect quran or hadith to describe allah as moon god right? Try to watch this video


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTjNbT2-gmE


"Narrated Abu Huraira:

On the Day of Nahr (10th of Dhul-Hijja, in the year prior to the last Hajj of the Prophet ( ﷺ ) when Abu Bakr was the leader of the pilgrims in that Hajj) Abu Bakr sent me along with other announcers to Mina to make a public
announcement: "No pagan is allowed to perform Hajj after this year and no
naked person is allowed to perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba . Then Allah's Messenger ( ﷺ ) sent `Ali to read out the Surat Bara'a (at-Tauba) to the people; so he made the announcement along with us on the day of Nahr in Mina: "No pagan is allowed to perform Hajj after this year and no naked person is allowed to perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba."

-Sahih al-Bukhari 369

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Do you know who Abd-Muttalib was?

What is the name of the idol Abd-Muttalib worshipped?

The idol was hubal/allah/baal which is a moon god and whose logo was crescent moon and star the same logo Islam use today on the mosques and on the flags of Islamic nation