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To calculate prayer times two astronomical measures are necessary, the declination of the sun and the difference between clock time and sundial clock. This difference being the result of the eccentricity of the Earth's orbit and the inclination of its axis, it is called the equation of time. The declination of the sun is the angle between sun's ...
The Isha prayer (Arabic: صلاة العشاء ṣalāt al-ʿišāʾ, "night prayer") is one of the mandatory five daily Islamic prayers, and contains four cycles.. The five daily prayers collectively are one pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam in Sunni Islam, and one of the ten Practices of the Religion (Furū al-Dīn) according to Shia Islam.
Holy Du'ā (archaically transliterated Doowa) [1] is the mandatory Nizari Isma'ili prayer recited three times a day: Fajr prayer at dawn, Maghrib prayer at sundown and Isha prayer in the evening. Each Holy Du'a consists of 6 rakat , totaling 18 per day, as opposed to the 17 of Sunni and Twelver salat ( namaz ).
Adhān, Arabic for 'announcement', from the root adhina, meaning 'to listen, to hear, be informed about', is variously transliterated in different cultures. [1] [2]It is commonly written as athan, or adhane (in French), [1] azan in Iran and south Asia (in Persian, Dari, Pashto, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, and Punjabi), adzan in Southeast Asia (Indonesian and Malaysian), and ezan in Turkish, Bosnian ...
The area allocated for the mosque accommodates landscaping, car parks and other facilities. The main prayer hall can hold over 4,600 worshipers, while the women's area can accommodate 740 worshipers. [2] The mosque has a garden, three main entrances, four minarets, and a blue main dome. It also integrates wood in its design.
The oldest mosque in Oman. [1] Al-Shawathna Mosque Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyyah: 629 C.E. Second oldest mosque in the country. [2] Sa'al Mosque Nizwa: 630: Third oldest mosque. [3] Mohammed Al Ameen Mosque: Bausher, Muscat: 2014: Also known as the "Bahwan Mosque". Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque: Muscat: 2001: The biggest mosque. [4] Sultan Qaboos Grand ...
The Portuguese occupied Sur in the 16th century until it was reclaimed during the reign of the Ya'aruba dynasty, thanks to Imam Nasser bin Murshid, in the 17th century AD. The city of Sur played a vital role in trade exchanges between Oman, East Africa, and India through its port, which served as an import and export station for various goods.
Shia doctrine permits the mid-day and afternoon and evening and night prayers to be prayed in succession, i.e. Zuhr can be followed by Asr once the mid-day prayer has been recited and sufficient time has passed, and Maghrib can be followed by Isha'a once the evening prayer has been recited and sufficient time has passed.