Muhammad's eclipse
| Solar eclipse of January 27, 632 | |
|---|---|
 Solar eclipse of January 27, 632 | |
| 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 January 27, 632, also known as Muhammad's Eclipse,[1] was an annular solar eclipse visible in East Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, India, and China.[2][3]
Coverage by Islamic history
The eclipse occurred at the time of the death of Ibrahim, a 18-month-old son of Muhammad and rumours of God's personal condolence quickly arose.[4] However, according to the Sahih al-Bukhari, Muhammad denied this rumour 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.[5]
The eclipse is well documented in Islamic sources, but no references to it have yet been found elsewhere.[6]
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up and he was not going to perform bowing till he bowed; and he was not going to raise his head till he raised (after bowing); and he was not going to prostrate himself till he prostrated himself; and he was not going to raise his head till he raised (at the end of prostration); he did similarly in the second rak'ah, he then puffed in the last prostration saying; Fie, Fie! He then said: My Lord, didst Thou not promise me that Thou wouldst not punish them so long as I will remain among them? Didst Thou not promise me that Thou will not punish them so long as they continue to beg pardon of Thee. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished the prayer, and the sun was clear. The narrator then narrated the tradition (in full).[7]
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: The sun eclipsed and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) offered the eclipse prayer and said, "I have been shown the Hellfire (now) and I never saw a worse and horrible sight than the sight I have seen today."[8]
Asma' bint Abu Bakr said: The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) was one day (i. e. on the day when the sun eclipsed) so perturbed that he (in haste) took hold of the outer garment (of a female member of his family) and it was later on that his (own) cloak was sent to him. He stood in prayer along with people for such a long time that if a man came he did not realise that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had observed ruku', as it has been narrated about ruku' in connection with long qiyam.[9]
Narrated Abu Musa: The sun eclipsed and the Prophet (ﷺ) got up, being afraid that it might be the Hour (i.e. Day of Judgment). He went to the Mosque and offered the prayer with the longest Qiyam, bowing and prostration that I had ever seen him doing. Then he said, "These signs which Allah sends do not occur because of the life or death of somebody, but Allah makes His worshipers afraid by them. So when you see anything thereof, proceed to remember Allah, invoke Him and ask for His forgiveness."[10]
See also
References
- ^ "EclipseWise – Eclipses of History: Part 2: Solar Eclipses of the Middle Ages". www.eclipsewise.com.
- ^ "NASA – Solar Eclipses of History". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
- ^ "Nasa, eclipse of January 27, 632" (PDF).
- ^ "الكتب – البداية والنهاية - سنة إحدى عشرة من الهجرة - فصل في ذكر أولاده عليه وعليهم الصلاة والسلام- الجزء رقم8". Islamic Library. Retrieved 28 November 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Hadith – Book of Eclipses – Sahih al-Bukhari – Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". Sunnah. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Armstrong, Karen (2007). Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time. New York: Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0061155772.
- ^ "Hadith - Sunan Abi Dawud 1194 Chapter 10: Whoever Said That Only Two Ruku' Should Be Performed (In Eclipse Prayer), Book 3: The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')". Sunnah. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Hadith - Sahih al-Bukhari 431 Chapter 51: whoever offered Salat (prayer) with furnace or fire or any other worshipable thing in front of him but he intended Salat solely for Allah, Book 8: Prayers (Salat)". Sunnah. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Hadith - Sahih Muslim 906a Chapter 3: What Was Shown To The Prophet Of Paradise And Hell During The Eclipse Prayer, Book 10: The Book of Prayer - Eclipses". Sunnah. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Sahih al-Bukhari 1059 Chapter 14: To remember Allah during the eclipse, Book 16: Eclipses". Sunnah. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
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