Professor Oloyede has come again oo.. He has been creating problems everywhere i find him. He was a problem for us while he was our vice chancellor in Unilorin. Now creating confusion in Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs. Secretary-General of NSCIA, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, in a statement yesterday, said, It is an indisputable fact that the old (Ramadan) moon will set just before sunset in Nigeria on Saturday, 26th July 2014. It can be sighted in Nigeria on Sunday with optical instruments or with some difficulties with naked eyes. Any claim of sighting a moon that is yet to be born is not only false, mistaken or impossible but also ridiculous. This statement by Oloyede is likely to create controversy, as Sunday would be the 30th day of Ramadan in Nigeria, and looking out for the new moon is supposed to be done on 29th of the month. According to Islamic jurisprudence, people can only look out for a new crescent on the 29th, which should be Saturday, July 26. It is when the new moon is not sighted that we would complete the month to 30th. There is no month in Islam that has 31 days. They asked us to start fasting, telling us that the crescent of Ramadan was sighted. So, how can they come and ask us to start looking out for the new moon of Shawwal on the 30th? No, something must be wrong somewhere.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 22:26:18 +0000
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