Last updated 5/1/2012
Prayer Times
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Lancaster UK Lt = 54:03N Lg = 2:48W GMT+0
Qibla Compass = 122:11E (2005.75)
Qibla from True North = 118:21E
*customised by www.moonsighting.com
FAQ on Shafi'i and Hanafi beginning Asr times
What is Asr Shafi'i and Asr Hanafi. I do not know the difference. Could you explain?
Answer: Fiqh (jurisprudence) is the interpretation of Hadith. Since every Muslim in not knowledgeable enough to interpret the Qur'an and Hadith, he/she must rely on some scholar who has done this interpretation. In early Islamic period there were four major scholars, Imam Abu-Hanifah in Iraq, Imam Malik in Madinah, Imam Shafi'i in Egypt, and Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal in Baghdad, who did a thorough job for this interpretation. An overwhelming majority of Muslims (Sunni or Ahl-e-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah) have converged to limit the interpretation with-in these four school of thoughts of Fiqh. All, or at least overwhelming majority, of the Fiqh scholars (Fuqahaa') in the later centuries consider themselves either Hanafi, Malikii, Shafi'i, or Hanbali.
For the beginning time of Asr, there are two distinct Fiqh positions and both are valid. Shafi'i, Maliki, and Hanbali fuqaha' agree that Asr time begins when shadow of any vertical object is equal to its length. Hanafi fuqahaa' say that Asr time begins when the shadow of any vertical object is twice its length. Both are based on authentic Hadith and practices of Sahaabah.
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2010/11 ISoc Committee
President:
Mohammed Ayaz Khalid
Vice-President:
Rizwaan Mohammed
Treasurer:
Hassan Jamshaid
General Secretary:
Mujahid Godil
Da’wah Secretary:
Ibrahim Efe
Women’s Affairs Representatives:
Shafiqah Amiji
Naseerah Dola
Social Secretary:
Mohammed Bapu
Publicity Secretary:
Abrar Hossain
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