Calenders And Chronology In The Islamic World
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Calenders And Chronology In The Islamic World
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Author : Fuat Sezgin
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Calenders And Chronology In The Islamic World written by Fuat Sezgin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Islamic calendar categories.
Calenders And Chronology In The Islamic World
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Author : Fuat Sezgin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Calenders And Chronology In The Islamic World written by Fuat Sezgin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Islamic calendar categories.
Time In Early Modern Islam
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Author : Stephen P. Blake
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-02-11
Time In Early Modern Islam written by Stephen P. Blake and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-11 with History categories.
The prophet Muhammad and the early Islamic community radically redefined the concept of time that they had inherited from earlier religions' beliefs and practices. This new temporal system, based on a lunar calendar and era, was complex and required sophistication and accuracy. From the ninth to the sixteenth centuries, it was the Muslim astronomers of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires who were responsible for the major advances in mathematics, astronomy and astrology. This fascinating study compares the Islamic concept of time, and its historical and cultural significance, across these three great empires. Each empire, while mindful of earlier models, created a new temporal system, fashioning a new solar calendar and era and a new round of rituals and ceremonies from the cultural resources at hand. This book contributes to our understanding of the Muslim temporal system and our appreciation of the influence of Islamic science on the Western world.
The Day Begins At Sunset
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Author : Barbara Freyer Stowasser
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-05-09
The Day Begins At Sunset written by Barbara Freyer Stowasser and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-09 with History categories.
The fullest account ever written of the fascinating nexus between Islam and Time, this is a major contribution to the wider history of ideas and religion. Night and day, and the twelve lunar months of the year, are'appointed times for the believing people'. Reading the sky for the prayers of the hour has thus for Muslims been a constant reminder of God's providence and power. In her absorbing and illuminating new book, the late Barbara Freyer Stowasser examines the various ways in which Islam has structured, ordered and measured Time. Drawing on examples from Judaism and Christianity, as well as the ancient world, the author shows that while systems of time facilitate the orderly function of vastly different civilizations, in Islam they have always been fundamental. Among other topics, she discusses the Muslim lunar calendar; the rise of the science of astronomy; the remarkable career of al-Biruni, greatest authority in Muslim perceptions of Time; and the impact of technologies like the astrolabe, Indian numerals and paper. The fullest account ever written of the fascinating nexus between Islam and Time, this is a major contribution to the wider history of ideas and religion.
By Noon Prayer
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Author : Fadwa El Guindi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-05-25
By Noon Prayer written by Fadwa El Guindi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-25 with Social Science categories.
A groundbreaking anthropological analysis of Islam as experienced by Muslims, By Noon Prayer builds a conceptual model of Islam as a whole, while travelling along a comparative path of biblical, Egyptological, ethnographic, poetic, scriptural and visual materials. Grounded in long-term observation of Arabo-Islamic culture and society, the study captures the rhythm of Islam weaving through the lives of Muslim women and men.Examples of the rhythmic nature of Islam can be seen in all aspects of Muslims' everyday lives. Muslims break their Ramadan fast upon the sun setting, and they receive Ramadan by sighting the new moon. Prayer for their dead is by noon and burial is before sunset. This is space and time in Islam - moon, sun, dawn and sunset are all part of a unique and unified rhythm, interweaving the sacred and the ordinary, nature and culture in a pattern that is characteristically Islamic.
Calendars In The Making The Origins Of Calendars From The Roman Empire To The Later Middle Ages
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Author : Sacha Stern
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-04-26
Calendars In The Making The Origins Of Calendars From The Roman Empire To The Later Middle Ages written by Sacha Stern and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-26 with History categories.
Calendars in the Making investigates the Roman and medieval origins of several calendars we are most familiar with today, including the Christian liturgical calendar, the Islamic calendar, and the week as a standard method of dating and time reckoning.
Astronomy And Astrology In The Islamic World
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Author : Stephen P. Blake
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2016-04-08
Astronomy And Astrology In The Islamic World written by Stephen P. Blake and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-08 with Social Science categories.
It was the astronomers and mathematicians of the Islamic world who provided the theories and concepts that paved the way from the geocentric theories of Claudius Ptolemy in the second century AD to the heliocentric breakthroughs of Nicholas Copernicus and Johannes Kepler in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Algebra, the Arabic numeral system, and trigonometry: all these and more originated in the Muslim East and undergirded an increasingly accurate and sophisticated understanding of the movements of the Sun, Moon, and planets. This nontechnical overview of the Islamic advances in the heavenly sciences allows the general reader to appreciate (for the first time) the absolutely crucial role that Muslim scientists played in the overall development of astronomy and astrology in the Eurasian world.
Mapping Time
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Author : Edward Graham Richards
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1998
Mapping Time written by Edward Graham Richards and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Calendar categories.
History of calendars. The Millenium - do we have the correct date? Why do we celebrate Easter Sunday when we do? Find out in this book.
Abu Shaker S Chronography
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Author : Otto Neugebauer
language : en
Publisher: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Release Date : 1988
Abu Shaker S Chronography written by Otto Neugebauer and has been published by Austrian Academy of Sciences Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
Chronology Of Prophetic Events
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Author : Fazlur Rehman Shaikh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Chronology Of Prophetic Events written by Fazlur Rehman Shaikh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Calendars categories.