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4th Dhul-Hijjah, 1435AH 29th September, 2014 The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) under the astute leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto and President General, NSCIA, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, congratulates the entire Muslim ummah in Nigeria and beyond on the auspicious occasion of this…

Preamble When the media waves throbbed with the breaking news of a Nigerian Private jet seized in South Africa last week for smuggling the sum of $9.3 million cash, into that country, we were not surprised especially when the ownership of the private jet with US registration number N808HD was…

History is an embodiment of experiences. It regales in teaching such experiences to humanity from time to time and from generation to generation. At a precarious time like this, when life seems not to be what it used or ought to be, Nigeria surely needs to draw from such experiences.…

2014-08-04 Prof. Alkali, who is one of the six representatives of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, died at his residence in Maiduguri on Friday night, August 1, 2014. He was 68 years old. A Professor of History, he was a two-term Vice Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri (1985-1992), Director General,…

29th July, 2014 PRESS RELEASE: MASSACRE OF SHIITE PROTESTERS: FG MUST PUNISH PERPETRATORS About thirty five (35) Shiites peacefully protesting against Israelli belligerence were shot dead in Zaria, Kaduna State on Friday 25th July, 2014. Three sons of Shiite leader, Shaykh Ibrahim Al-Zakzaky (Mahmud, Ahmad and Hamid who were all studying outside…

They ask you about the crescents. Say: they are but signs to mark fixed periods of time in the affairs of men and for pilgrimage (Q. al-Baqarah, 2:189) Abdullah bin Umar narrates that Allah’s Messenger once mentioned Ramadan and said: Do not begin the fast until you sight the moon,…

The Federal Government yesterday stopped the registration and repatriation of non-indigenes anywhere in the country. It will be recalled that some state governments in the South Eastern part of Nigeria had for some time now requested people of Northern extraction to register and obtain non-indigene identity cards. They were also…

Date: 9th July, 2014 Our attention has been drawn to the case of a Muslim cleric, Ustadh Abdul Ganiy Jum'ah and his wife Shakirah, who were abducted from their home at Ijoko, near Sango in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government area of Ogun State at about 3.00am last Saturday. Their abductors,…

Culled from Vanguard: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/ramadan-moon-sighting-announcement-delayed-sultan/ Yesterday marked the commencement of 1435AH Ramadan fast across Nigeria. The announcement, which heralded the commencement, was not without hitches as it came at  midnight. But the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islam Affairs, NSCIA, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, in an exclusive session…

PRESS RELEASE COMMENCEMENT OF RAMADAN FAST 1435 AH/2014 OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA (CE) Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is reported to have said: “Commence fasting when you sight the (Ramadan) crescent and terminate fasting when you sight the (Shawwal) crescent. But if the sky is cloudy, then, count 30 days of Sha‘ban…