Perspektif Integrasi Ilmu Terhadap Isu Menentukan Awal Waktu Solat Subuh

The Knowledge Integration Perspective on the Issue of Determining the Time for the Beginning of Fajr Prayer

Authors

  • Mohammaddin Abdul Niri University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Raihana Abdul Wahab University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Mohd Saiful Anwar Mohd Nawawi University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Abdul Razak Nayan University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/fiqh.vol16no2.2

Keywords:

Knowledge Integration, Reflection Framework, Fajr Prayer Time, Sun Altitude, Kudat

Abstract

The knowledge integration perspective between Shariah and astronomy is structured as the framework to study the issue of determining the time for the beginning of Fajr prayer. As such, the dawn sky observation was conducted at Pantai Bak-bak, Kudat, Sabah using the SQM-LU instrument. The sun’s altitude then was obtained and the appropriate value to indicate both the dawn of ṣādiq at the observation site at that time and the beginning of fajr prayer time is -20.174° ± 0.170°. As a reflection from the knowledge integration perspective, the value is not strong enough as it was obtained only from the graph analysis with no data recorded from the naked-eye observation and the DSLR camera due to the local sky conditions and cloudy horizon. The best value of observation can be considered as a result of the knowledge integration between methods in Shariah and astronomy, especially with the combination of the naked-eye observation as the foundation and then strengthen with the astronomical approach through mathematical calculation and aided-eye observation in the field.

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Author Biography

Mohammaddin Abdul Niri, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mohammaddin had his early education at Sacred Heart Primary School, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah from 1991 to 1996 and studied the secondary school at SMK Sanzac, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah from 1997 to 2001. He pursued his studies at the University of Malaya (UM) from 2002 to 2007 and received Bachelor's Degree (Hons) of Syariah specializing in Islamic Astronomy. He was certified on Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) from 2007 to 2010 and during that period he involved in computer retail operations and further his studies at master's level at the Department of Science and Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, UM. After he obtained a MSc degree from UM in 2011, he started his doctoral journey as a SLAI Fellow at the same university in 2012 and then he joined Research Program at the Islamic University of Medina, Saudi Arabia from March to April 2013. He successfully completed his PhD degree in 2016. Now, he is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Fiqh and Usul, Academy of Islamic Studies, UM since 2017. His research interests currently include Knowledge Integration in Islamic Sciences, Muslim Cosmology and Contemporary Muslim Law.

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Published

2021-07-28

How to Cite

Abdul Niri, M., Abdul Wahab, R., Mohd Nawawi, M. S. A., & Nayan, A. R. (2021). Perspektif Integrasi Ilmu Terhadap Isu Menentukan Awal Waktu Solat Subuh: The Knowledge Integration Perspective on the Issue of Determining the Time for the Beginning of Fajr Prayer. Jurnal Fiqh, 16(2), 253–288. https://doi.org/10.22452/fiqh.vol16no2.2

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2019): Jurnal Fiqh 2019

Section

Articles