{"id":164579,"date":"2025-05-27T22:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T21:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/saudi-arabia-declares-date-for-eid-el-kabir"},"modified":"2025-05-27T23:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T22:16:13","slug":"saudi-arabia-declares-date-for-eid-el-kabir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/saudi-arabia-declares-date-for-eid-el-kabir","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia declares date for Eid-el-Kabir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Saudi Arabian government has announced sighting of the Dhul Hijjah crescent.<\/p>\n<p>This means that the pilgrimage will start on June 4, 2025, while the day of Arafah will fall on June 5.<\/p>\n<p>Arab News reports that the announcement was made by the Supreme Court on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, Muslims who are not performing the pilgrimage this year will celebrate Eid-el-Kabir on June 6.<\/p>\n<p>Kingdom to look out for the crescent moon on Tuesday \u2014 Dhu Al-Qa\u2019dah 29 \u2014 and report any sightings as soon as possible to their nearest court.<\/p>\n<p>The kingdom has also announced a weeklong Eid holiday for both public and private sector workers.<\/p>\n<p>This means that Nigeria government is expected to declare June 6 as Eid-el-Kabir.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Saudi Arabian government has announced sighting of the Dhul Hijjah crescent. This means that the pilgrimage will start on June 4, 2025, while the day of Arafah will fall on June 5. Arab News reports that the announcement was made by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. 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