The Sultanate Council has declared Tuesday, Sept. 15 as the first day of the Muslim month of Dhul-Hajj.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Jamatu Nasril Islam (JNI) Secretary General, Dr Khalid Aliyu, in Kaduna.

Aliyu, in the statement said that, Thursday, Sept. 24, will be marked as Eid-el-Kabir and urged the Muslim Ummah to disregard an earlier statement released by the JNI headquarters on the matter.

The sultanate had in a statement on Sunday declared September 23 as Sallah Day.