Sacred Month Begins: Muharram 1448 AH Opens Across Nigeria
The Muslim lunar year turned to 1448 AH on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, after Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court confirmed the sighting of the crescent moon, and with it Muslims across Nigeria and the wider world have entered Muharram, the first of the four sacred months in Islam. By the Hijri reckoning, Friday, June 19,…