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Re-evaluation of twilight angle for ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ prayer quantitatively using sky quality meter / Nurul Fathin Ngadiman

The polemics on determining the twilight angle parameter used in astronomical calculations for the beginning of ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ prayer times are still ongoing due to the openness of space for ijtihād in interpreting the indicators for both prayer times, i.e., shafaq and fajr. Therefore, this study w...

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Main Author: Ngadiman, Nurul Fathin
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Published: 2021
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spelling my.uitm.ir.601262022-05-23T06:30:03Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/60126/ Re-evaluation of twilight angle for ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ prayer quantitatively using sky quality meter / Nurul Fathin Ngadiman Ngadiman, Nurul Fathin Islam and science QB Astronomy The polemics on determining the twilight angle parameter used in astronomical calculations for the beginning of ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ prayer times are still ongoing due to the openness of space for ijtihād in interpreting the indicators for both prayer times, i.e., shafaq and fajr. Therefore, this study was implemented to re-evaluate the ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ twilight angle based on the changes of sky brightness in Malaysia by utilizing the light detector device, namely Sky Quality Meter type USB Data Logging (SQM-LU-DL). For this study, the sky brightness data were collected at five (5) selected locations, which are Langkawi National Observatory (ONL), Selangor Observatory (BCS), Kuala Besut (BST), Kuala Lipis (LPS) and Kundasang Islamic Training Centre (PLI). Inductive method was used to review information about shafaq aḥmar & shafaq abyaḍ and fajr kādhib & fajr ṣādiq. For analysing the recorded night sky brightness data, Pearson correlation, quartic polynomial-Type 6 function and data visualisation process were applied to answer the second and third objectives. Overall, with 574 observation days within 20 months, from April 2018 to November 2019, the study found that each observation site showed the tendency for ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ twilight angle distribution is around the range of -17.6o to -18.7o, on average. For ‘Ishā’, the measured twilight angles are within the range of -18o. The values are as follow, -18.18o (SD=0.67) for ONL, -18.49o (SD=0.92) for BCS, -18.65o (SD=0.79) for BST, -18.73o (SD=0.81) for LPS and -18.35o (SD=0.83) for PLI. Meanwhile, for Ṣubḥ twilight angle, the acquired average values are likely to be around -17.6o to -18.2o, which -17.63o (SD=0.92) for ONL, -18.18o (SD=0.87) for BCS, -17.92o (SD=1.11) for BST, 18.02o (SD=0.67) for LPS and -18.19o (SD=0.72) for PLI. Therefore, based on the average and frequency of twilight angle distribution from this measurement, the obtained twilight angle values are almost parallel and not far from the official twilight value used in Malaysia for both prayers, which is -18o. The findings of this study serve as a scientific document in re-evaluating twilight angle in Malaysia and complement previous related studies as twilight phenomena has its own dynamism and need continuous research to monitor its consistency. 2021-08 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/60126/1/60126.pdf (2021) Re-evaluation of twilight angle for ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ prayer quantitatively using sky quality meter / Nurul Fathin Ngadiman. Masters thesis, thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA.
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QB Astronomy
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QB Astronomy
Ngadiman, Nurul Fathin
Re-evaluation of twilight angle for ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ prayer quantitatively using sky quality meter / Nurul Fathin Ngadiman
description The polemics on determining the twilight angle parameter used in astronomical calculations for the beginning of ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ prayer times are still ongoing due to the openness of space for ijtihād in interpreting the indicators for both prayer times, i.e., shafaq and fajr. Therefore, this study was implemented to re-evaluate the ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ twilight angle based on the changes of sky brightness in Malaysia by utilizing the light detector device, namely Sky Quality Meter type USB Data Logging (SQM-LU-DL). For this study, the sky brightness data were collected at five (5) selected locations, which are Langkawi National Observatory (ONL), Selangor Observatory (BCS), Kuala Besut (BST), Kuala Lipis (LPS) and Kundasang Islamic Training Centre (PLI). Inductive method was used to review information about shafaq aḥmar & shafaq abyaḍ and fajr kādhib & fajr ṣādiq. For analysing the recorded night sky brightness data, Pearson correlation, quartic polynomial-Type 6 function and data visualisation process were applied to answer the second and third objectives. Overall, with 574 observation days within 20 months, from April 2018 to November 2019, the study found that each observation site showed the tendency for ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ twilight angle distribution is around the range of -17.6o to -18.7o, on average. For ‘Ishā’, the measured twilight angles are within the range of -18o. The values are as follow, -18.18o (SD=0.67) for ONL, -18.49o (SD=0.92) for BCS, -18.65o (SD=0.79) for BST, -18.73o (SD=0.81) for LPS and -18.35o (SD=0.83) for PLI. Meanwhile, for Ṣubḥ twilight angle, the acquired average values are likely to be around -17.6o to -18.2o, which -17.63o (SD=0.92) for ONL, -18.18o (SD=0.87) for BCS, -17.92o (SD=1.11) for BST, 18.02o (SD=0.67) for LPS and -18.19o (SD=0.72) for PLI. Therefore, based on the average and frequency of twilight angle distribution from this measurement, the obtained twilight angle values are almost parallel and not far from the official twilight value used in Malaysia for both prayers, which is -18o. The findings of this study serve as a scientific document in re-evaluating twilight angle in Malaysia and complement previous related studies as twilight phenomena has its own dynamism and need continuous research to monitor its consistency.
format Thesis
author Ngadiman, Nurul Fathin
author_facet Ngadiman, Nurul Fathin
author_sort Ngadiman, Nurul Fathin
title Re-evaluation of twilight angle for ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ prayer quantitatively using sky quality meter / Nurul Fathin Ngadiman
title_short Re-evaluation of twilight angle for ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ prayer quantitatively using sky quality meter / Nurul Fathin Ngadiman
title_full Re-evaluation of twilight angle for ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ prayer quantitatively using sky quality meter / Nurul Fathin Ngadiman
title_fullStr Re-evaluation of twilight angle for ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ prayer quantitatively using sky quality meter / Nurul Fathin Ngadiman
title_full_unstemmed Re-evaluation of twilight angle for ‘Ishā’ and Ṣubḥ prayer quantitatively using sky quality meter / Nurul Fathin Ngadiman
title_sort re-evaluation of twilight angle for ‘ishā’ and ṣubḥ prayer quantitatively using sky quality meter / nurul fathin ngadiman
publishDate 2021
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/60126/1/60126.pdf
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