The Sultanate Council in Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria, has declared Monday, June 29, 2023, to be the first day of Zul-Hijjah 1444 AH.

As a result, Eidul Adha 1444 AH will fall on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, wishes the entire Muslim Ummah a merry Eid-Al Adha Mubarak in advance.