Astronomy in the Service of Islam
David A. King
Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1993
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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.
- ISBN-13
- 9780860783572
- ISBN-10
- 086078357X
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Year
- 1993
- Publication date
- 1993-11-25
- Pages
- 352
- Dimensions
- 231x152x27
- Weight
- 730