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Astronomy in the Service of Islam

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Astronomy in the Service of Islam - King, David A
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Based on a wide variety of previously unstudied sources, these articles explain how science was applied to three aspects of Islamic ritual in the Middle Ages: the regulation of the lunar calendar; the organisation of the times of the five daily prayers; and the determination of the sacred direction (qibla) towards the Kaaba in Mecca.

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Astronomy in the Service of Islam 1993, Routledge, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9780860783572

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