Al-Azdawī on the early qiblah orientation based on thematic analysis of al-Hadīth and astrometry

After the expansion reached Transoxania- a classical name of Central Asia, al- Bazdawī realized a significant distortion of Qiblah azimuth, hence a need to revise the orientation procedure, based on contextual understanding of al-Ḥadīth. Consequently, al- Bazdawī wrote a treatise to inform that the...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Irfan, Ikmal Hisham, Ishak, Suliaman, Radiah, Abdul Ghani, Norazmi, Anas, Zakiah, Samori
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author Ahmad Irfan, Ikmal Hisham
Ishak, Suliaman
Radiah, Abdul Ghani
Norazmi, Anas
Zakiah, Samori
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Ishak, Suliaman
Radiah, Abdul Ghani
Norazmi, Anas
Zakiah, Samori
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description After the expansion reached Transoxania- a classical name of Central Asia, al- Bazdawī realized a significant distortion of Qiblah azimuth, hence a need to revise the orientation procedure, based on contextual understanding of al-Ḥadīth. Consequently, al- Bazdawī wrote a treatise to inform that the later Ḥanafīs took the Qiblah in Transoxania as due west, and that the Shāfi„īs took it as due south. This study has employed thematic analysis on al-Ḥadīth used in all the arguments, which were understood mainly by early scholars, textually, without considering it contextually, based on the astronomical aspects. This includes the study of asbāb wurūd al-ḥadīth, authenticity, reviewing al-Bazdawī‟s treatise and mathematical analysis. The outcome of the study suggests that the application of topical ḥadīth on qiblah must critically be applied based on scientific and astronomical calculation. In conclusion, ḥadīth is one of the scientific miracles of the prophet Muhammad that must be applied within its context. Simple application based on textual understanding can lead towards the significant error in „ibādah, both technically and fundamentally.
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spelling ump-299652020-11-13T07:25:07Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29965/ Al-Azdawī on the early qiblah orientation based on thematic analysis of al-Hadīth and astrometry Ahmad Irfan, Ikmal Hisham Ishak, Suliaman Radiah, Abdul Ghani Norazmi, Anas Zakiah, Samori BL Religion BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc QB Astronomy After the expansion reached Transoxania- a classical name of Central Asia, al- Bazdawī realized a significant distortion of Qiblah azimuth, hence a need to revise the orientation procedure, based on contextual understanding of al-Ḥadīth. Consequently, al- Bazdawī wrote a treatise to inform that the later Ḥanafīs took the Qiblah in Transoxania as due west, and that the Shāfi„īs took it as due south. This study has employed thematic analysis on al-Ḥadīth used in all the arguments, which were understood mainly by early scholars, textually, without considering it contextually, based on the astronomical aspects. This includes the study of asbāb wurūd al-ḥadīth, authenticity, reviewing al-Bazdawī‟s treatise and mathematical analysis. The outcome of the study suggests that the application of topical ḥadīth on qiblah must critically be applied based on scientific and astronomical calculation. In conclusion, ḥadīth is one of the scientific miracles of the prophet Muhammad that must be applied within its context. Simple application based on textual understanding can lead towards the significant error in „ibādah, both technically and fundamentally. Hamdard Foundation 2020 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29965/8/Al-Azdaw%C4%AB%20on%20the%20early%20Qiblah.pdf Ahmad Irfan, Ikmal Hisham and Ishak, Suliaman and Radiah, Abdul Ghani and Norazmi, Anas and Zakiah, Samori (2020) Al-Azdawī on the early qiblah orientation based on thematic analysis of al-Hadīth and astrometry. Hamdard Islamicus, 43 (1). pp. 1928-1936. ISSN 0250-7196. (Published) http://hamdardislamicus.com.pk/journal/index.php/hamdardislamicus/article/view/891
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BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
QB Astronomy
Ahmad Irfan, Ikmal Hisham
Ishak, Suliaman
Radiah, Abdul Ghani
Norazmi, Anas
Zakiah, Samori
Al-Azdawī on the early qiblah orientation based on thematic analysis of al-Hadīth and astrometry
title Al-Azdawī on the early qiblah orientation based on thematic analysis of al-Hadīth and astrometry
title_full Al-Azdawī on the early qiblah orientation based on thematic analysis of al-Hadīth and astrometry
title_fullStr Al-Azdawī on the early qiblah orientation based on thematic analysis of al-Hadīth and astrometry
title_full_unstemmed Al-Azdawī on the early qiblah orientation based on thematic analysis of al-Hadīth and astrometry
title_short Al-Azdawī on the early qiblah orientation based on thematic analysis of al-Hadīth and astrometry
title_sort al-azdawī on the early qiblah orientation based on thematic analysis of al-hadīth and astrometry
topic BL Religion
BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
QB Astronomy
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