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Glory be unto Allah, the Lord of the worlds. We thank Him for His grace and mercy having to witness another Ramadan. Whosoever Allah guides cannot be misled and whoseoever Allah misleads cannot be guided.  I bear witness that there is no god except Allah with no associate and Muhammad is His prophet. May the peace and blessings continue to abide with Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w). Allah has assigned to us the season of goodness in which the rewards for good deeds are not only in multiple folds but also the bad deeds are blooted out.  In it, there are opportunities for repentance and forgiveness.  Whoever uses the time to purify himself will be spiritually cleansed; he will attain success in this world and hereafter. That is one of the blessings of Allah in the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is a pillar of Islam in which the Glorious Qur’an was revealed.  In the month, we have a night that is better than a thousand months. It means fasting in Ramadan is equvalent to fasting in 10 months. This is ...

By Ishola Balogun, Abdallah el-Kurebe & Bashir Adefaka Following the non-sighting of the new moon yesterday, Muslims in Nigeria have been asked to complete the 30 days of Sha'ban today and begin the 1434 A.H Ramadan tomorrow, Wednesday.  The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar made the declaration yesterday, while speaking with Vanguard in Sokoto. The sighting of the moon for the commencement of the month of Ramadan is the traditional starting point ordained by Allah in the Holy Qur'an. The Sultan said: "It is correct to say that since the new moon has not been sighted anywhere till now, Muslim should complete Sha'ban tomorrow (today) and begin fast on Wednesday July 10." By this development, the 1434 A.H commences tomorrow.  Meanwhile, the chief Imam of Ikorodu Division, Sheikh Seifudeen Olowooribi urged Muslims in the country to use the Ramadan period to pray for peac...