Among God's signs are the night
and the day, and the sun and the moon. Adore not the sun and the moon,
but adore God, who created them.
- THE HOLY QUR'AN xli,
37
They ask thee concerning the
New Moons. Say: "They are but signs to mark fixed periods of time".
- THE HOLY QUR'AN, ii,
189.
Even after the death of his baby
son during an eclipse, Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) told his followers that eclipses
are not connected with the death or life of people.
- SAHIH AL-BUKHARI: The
Book of the Eclipses, chapter 1. (Hadith 561 in his 'Summarized' volume).
Links to articles:
Crescent sighting &
Islamic Calendars
Various possible designs are discussed.
A world-wide, predefined
Islamic Calendar
Based on the calculated moon-sun celestial separation at dusk
on the International Date Line on the equator, it ensures that the same
Islamic date will prevail all round the world. In addition, it would enable
the publication of Islamic calendars at least a year or two in advance.
Flaws in the Ahmadiyya
eclipse theory
Urdu translation by Muhammad Baig [of ICOP, UK] at http://DLMcN.com/ahmadiurdu.pdf
[abridged version]
and Comments on Qadiani
claims about eclipses
Eclipses during
Ramadan
Two total eclipses during the same Ramadan are very rare.
Correspondence &
questions
Bohra problem-dates; Ahmadiyya claims; Calendar design; Five long months;
Lunar migration, cycles & dynamics; Sighting verification; Imsak &
Iftar time puzzles; Difficulties with changing criteria; Crescent observation
from satellites.
Ramadan 1420 - the longest for over 300 years
E-mail: DLMcN@yahoo.com