Volkstümliche Astronomie im islamischen Mittelalter : : zur Bestimmung der Gebetszeiten und der Qibla bei al-Aṣbaḥī, Ibn Raḥīq und al-Fārisī / / von Petra G. Schmidl.

• Superior document: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science, Volume 68
• VerfasserIn: Schmidl, Petra G.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Ibn Raḥīq, active 11th century.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2007.; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: German; English
• Series: Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; Volume 68.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (2 v. (xxii, 857 p.) ); ill.
• Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis (Doctoral)--Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, 2005.
• Other title: Front Matter /; Einleitung /; Texte und Übersetzungen /; Erläuterungen Und Zusammenhänge /; Zusammenfassungen /; Schlußbemerkungen /; Bibliographie /; Anmerkungen /; Gesamtregister /; Yawāqīt.; Tuḥfat al-rāghib.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9047420500
• ISSN: 0169-8729
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: von Petra G. Schmidl.

This volume deals with the determination of the times of Muslim prayer and the direction towards the Kaaba in Mecca (Arabic qibla ) in a little known astronomical tradition of the Islamic Middle Ages. It presents an edition, translation, and explanation of selected chapters from three of the most important folk astronomical treatises, written by al-Aṣbaḥī (Yemen, 13th c.), Ibn Raḥīq (Hejaz, 11th c.), and al-Fārisī (Yemen, 13th c.). The first part introduces the authors and their works and describes the relevant religious and astronomical background. The second part comprises the edition of the selected – and now for the first time published – chapters of the three works and a German translation. The third part contains a lexicographical survey with basic astronomical, religious, and related information, and a commentary on each chapter. The fourth part gives an overview of the topics dicussed.