Tag: ASTRONOMY
A Modern Misunderstanding of Fajr
A detailed critique of using "Aqrab al-Ayyām" to estimate Fajr during persistent twilight
When is Eid?
Watch this space for the announcement for the date for Eid al-Fitr 1437/2016 All praise is due to Allāh, may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and all his Companions. In the past, Muslim scholars agreed on a certain method to decide the start and end…
How the Qur’an led to the iPhone
The Modern World’s Debt to Islām Part 1: Out of Darkness Into Light Part 2: How the Justice of Islām Saved Jews and Christians Part 3: How the Qur'an led to the iPhone This series explores the astronomical impact that Islām had on the world. In the previous article we…
A Sign in the Floating Aircraft Carrier
Verse 40 spoke of the sun and the moon streaming along at speed in their own orbits. Even though nothing of the naked eye would suggest that the Sun and Moon are moving at speed, through modern advancements in technology we now know that the Moon orbits around the Earth…
The Race Between the Sun and the Moon
Through the lens of God’s guidance are we able to see meaningful Signs in everyday occurrences. Signs and evidences which most people do not and cannot see. The previous verse from the magnificent Sūrah Yā Sīn spoke about how a particular phase in the waxing of the Moon resembles an…