[PDF.25gl] The Day Begins at Sunset: Perceptions of Time in the Islamic World (Library of Middle East History)

The vision of Time in the Qur’an is that of a divine gift created for the benefit of humankind. Night and day, and the twelve lunar months of the year, are ‘appointed times for the believing people’. Reading the sky for the prayers of the hour has thus for Muslims been a constant reminder of God’s providence and power. In her absorbing and illuminating new book, the late Barbara Freyer Stowasser examines the various ways in which Islam has structu...

You easily download any file type for your device.The Day Begins at Sunset: Perceptions of Time in the Islamic World (Library of Middle East History)   |  Barbara Stowasser.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.