Comments on: Ottoman Time Keeping http://www.yursil.com/blog/2009/01/ottoman-time-keeping/ islam, muslims, history, excerpts, life Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: yursil http://www.yursil.com/blog/2009/01/ottoman-time-keeping/#comment-37961 yursil Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:13:00 +0000 http://www.yursil.com/blog/?p=1719#comment-37961 BismillahiRahmanirRahim Alaykumsalaam, That is interesting, apparently since Swahili time is used by people near the equator the start and end time doesnt change drastically beyond what we would call 6 oclock. So theirs does not really need a mechanical device of this nature. BismillahiRahmanirRahim
Alaykumsalaam,

That is interesting, apparently since Swahili time is used by people near the equator the start and end time doesnt change drastically beyond what we would call 6 oclock. So theirs does not really need a mechanical device of this nature.

]]> By: Omar http://www.yursil.com/blog/2009/01/ottoman-time-keeping/#comment-37960 Omar Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:57:44 +0000 http://www.yursil.com/blog/?p=1719#comment-37960 Assalamu Alaikum, This system is still actively used n Tanzania and is also known as Swahili time. Cheers, Omar Assalamu Alaikum,
This system is still actively used n Tanzania and is also known as Swahili time.

Cheers,
Omar

]]> By: yursil http://www.yursil.com/blog/2009/01/ottoman-time-keeping/#comment-37933 yursil Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:05:00 +0000 http://www.yursil.com/blog/?p=1719#comment-37933 BismillahirRahmanirRahim Salamu'alaykum, Since the clocks were using various mechanical and mathematical means to determine the prayer time of the area for which they were operating, it seems easy enough for it to adjust its 12:00 based on that time. BismillahirRahmanirRahim
Salamu’alaykum,

Since the clocks were using various mechanical and mathematical means to determine the prayer time of the area for which they were operating, it seems easy enough for it to adjust its 12:00 based on that time.

]]> By: Dawud Israel http://www.yursil.com/blog/2009/01/ottoman-time-keeping/#comment-37928 Dawud Israel Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:23:08 +0000 http://www.yursil.com/blog/?p=1719#comment-37928 Salam aleikum again, I want to try out this clock system, can you give a more detailed instruction for it? I think all we would need to do is reset our digital clocks right? How could it account for the day to day changes in the prayertime? :) Salam aleikum again,

I want to try out this clock system, can you give a more detailed instruction for it?
I think all we would need to do is reset our digital clocks right? How could it account for the day to day changes in the prayertime?

:)

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