Muhammad's eclipse
Appearance
Solar eclipse of January 27 632 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Annular |
Gamma | 0.6856 |
Magnitude | 0.9836 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | (1m 40s) |
Coordinates | 22°N 70°E / 22°N 70°E |
Max. width of band | 78.4 km |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 6:38:59 UT |
References | |
Saros | 99 (23 of 72) |
The solar eclipse of 27 January 632 was an annular solar eclipse visible in East Africa, Arabian Peninsula, India, and China. [1] [2]
Coverage by Islamic history
The eclipse occurred at the time of the death of , a 21-month-old son of .
When Ibrahim, the beloved son of Muhammad died at age of 21 months, an eclipse occurred, and rumours of God's personal condolence quickly arose.[3]
But he stood at the mosque and said:
"The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the death or life of someone. When you see the eclipse pray and invoke Allah."[4]
References
- ^ Nasa, List
- ^ Nasa, eclipse of January 27, 632
- ^ "الكتب - البداية والنهاية - سنة إحدى عشرة من الهجرة - فصل في ذكر أولاده عليه وعليهم الصلاة والسلام- الجزء رقم8". Islamic Library. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Hadith - Book of Eclipses - Sahih al-Bukhari - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". Sunnah. Retrieved 28 November 2019.