The Mudeerul Markaz, Sheikh Muhammed Habibullah Adam Abdullah El-Ilory, has reiterated his early prediction that Eidul-Fitr celebration holds on Monday 31 Monday, 2024.
This announcement came a few hours after the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa’ad declared Sunday, March 30, 2025, as Eidul-Fitr.
He made the announcement in a press release signed by his spokesperson, Nurudeen Ibrahim, on Saturday.
He maintained that muslim adherents should not be confused as regards the appropriate day of Eid in order to have ample time to plan adequately for their activities.
He continued, “With the help of modern-day knowledge and technology, it is possible to know when the new crescent will most likely appear and not. This is because according to the tradition of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the new crescent is a key determinant for the commencement of Ramadan and termination of Ramadan.”
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Start fasting when the new crescent is sighted and stop fasting when the new crescent is sighted.’
“According to modern day knowledge and technology, the time for appearance of the new crescent can be easily determined ahead just as the time for the conjunction of the new moon, as well as the times of sunrise, sunset, moon rise and moonset including eclipses can be easily determined.
“Thus, according to scientific knowledge, it is impossible for the new crescent to be seen in Nigeria or elsewhere on Saturday, 29th of March, 2025. This is because the age of the new moon will be 6H 59M, which will make it practically impossible to sight it. Similarly, in Saudi Arabia, the age of the new moon will be 4H 40M which also makes it impossible to be sighted and the generation of imaginary image using CCD machine is not in line with the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad as evident in Sharia.
“For these reasons, Monday 31st of March, 2025 will be the 1st of Shawwal and the first Day of EIDUL FITRI in accordance with the tradition of the Holy Prophet and scientific evidence when the New Crescent makes its first appearance on Sunday, 30th of March, 2025.
“The Mudeerul Markaz, Sheikh Muhammed Habibullah Adam Abdullah El-Ilory, in the spirit of celebration and brotherhood, extends his best wishes to the leadership of the Muslims across the country and also to His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Saad Abubakar (Sultan of Sokoto) and also that all should see in the light of the modern day knowledge of science and Sharia in guiding the Muslims in Nigeria.
“Eid Mubarak in advance to all the Muslims in Nigeria!!!”
