Tag Archives: ISHA

A detailed critique of using "Aqrab al-Ayyām" to estimate Fajr during persistent twilight

We are approaching persistent twilight soon in the northern hemisphere, which means the technical fajr time is going to be moving RAPIDLY until it reaches around 1AM!

Over the years we have published a number of articles on the topic of the beginning time of Fajr and ʿIshā’ during the summer periods for northern cities of Europe affected by a phenomena called Persistent Twilight when the physical ...

All praise be to Allāh and may the peace and blessings be upon the Prophet Muhammad.  The ongoing debate concerning the correct time to start fasting requires us to deal with the matter both sensibly and practically. There are a ...

To download your city’s annual prayer timetable click here and scroll to the bottom of the article. A moment of reflecting upon the way Allāh has created the world and indeed our lives with so much change and alternation of ...

The prayer and fasting timetables listed in the link above were obtained based on what is now known as the “18 degree formula” along with some necessary amendments to cater for the abnormal circumstances many European countries face due to their ...