Broad knowledge and respect for authority and scholarship are two qualities visibly lacking in today's Nigeria, particularly among those who want to flex on social media. This is why the same issues repeat themselves to a dizzying extent year after year. Last night, moonsighting.
... became a sore point for a few vocal tweeps who insisted on dragging the Sultan. Our ancestors are surely pained over this continual uproar over what they tried to resolve several times in their lifetimes. In 2012, an amazing national conference on moonsighting brought...
... together the most illustrious Muslim minds in Nigeria from all 6 geopolitical zones, both male and female, experts in astronomy and fiqh, grand qadis, traditional leaders, professors and the leaders of major organisations. 22 conference papers on the way forward were...
... presented and national consensus was achieved towards a unified approach... 
... The Sultan as the nationally recognised Amir Al-Mu'mineen for Nigeria would be the sole person to declare the commencement and end of national religious festivities for Muslims. His National Moonsighting Committee comprises of illustrious experts of high repute...
...from across the country. Naked eye sighting would take precedence but astronomical knowledge would also be utilised for verification of validity of some claims. Following the Sunnah, reports must be authenticated and verified before recommendations are passed to His Eminence..
... Social media announcements are not accepted as consensus procedure for verification. All traditional leaders including district heads are to be reported sightings to which then gets fed through the local Emirate command up to the Committee. Individuals were also requested...
... to contact the Committee directly if necessary on the contact details provided here: signaturetv.org/ramadan-2019-n…
... Contrary to allegations that the National Moonsighting Committee blindly follows Saudia, which is an insult to the expertise of its members who most critics are grossly ignorant of, some members publicly disclosed 5 days ago the low visibility of the new moon despite...
...calculations indicating when it should be born. moonsighting.com/1441rmd.html
It is to be recalled that the consensus in Nigeria is to be able to sight it verifiably through the appropriate channels, and those in charge of verifications in each state and nationally are who...
It is to be recalled that the consensus in Nigeria is to be able to sight it verifiably through the appropriate channels, and those in charge of verifications in each state and nationally are who...
... the Qur'an refers to as "those in authority over you." The window of sighting for a new moon is relatively small just after sunset. Yet the Committee has its lines open for hours afterwards for reports...
moonsighting.com/1441rmd.html
moonsighting.com/1441rmd.html
...Once the Sultan has received the recommendations of the Committee and made a subsequent announcement, his word must stand as the Amir al-Mu'mineen on the matter, whether we like it or not. There are many learned minds that went into the decision compared to just a few of ours.
...No matter how vocal and emotional we are about our friends' sightings or our mallam's sightings, there is an 'ijma about this that has been made by 'ulama that stands for how we derive at the lunar dates in this country. If we choose to break away from that 'ijma, know that...
...that action is similar to the behaviour of Boko Haram who also declared the Sultan as unfit to decide over matters compared to their own leader. The decision rests with you. May Allah guide us to the Middle Path, between two extremes, and remind us of the spirit of Ramadan.
