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Of all the bitter Christian criticisms of matters concerning Islam and Muslims, this one by 16 so-called Christian groups is the most irrational

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Monday, 4th July, the Sultan directed Muslims to fast the following day, Tuesday, 5th to complete 30 days of fasting, thus Sallah fell on Wednesday, 6th and Muslims had the extended holiday of Thursday to continue their festivitie­s or make the return journey to their locations to resume work on Friday, 8th July, 2016.

Of all the bitter Christian criticisms of matters concerning Islam and Muslims, this one by 16 so called Christian groups is the most irrational. Contrary to their poisonous and blind allusion, the Sultan of Sokoto and Nigeria’s Amirul Mumineen, did not direct the federal government to do anything; the Sultan simply directed Muslims to fast on Tuesday to complete 30 days of Ramadan after which it would be deemed that the month had ended and Wednesday, 6th would be 1st Shawwal and Sallah day. Anybody familiar with the

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