Solar eclipse of January 27, 632
Solar eclipse of January 27, 632
Type of eclipse
NatureAnnular
Gamma0.6856
Magnitude0.9836
Maximum eclipse
Duration(1m 40s)
Coordinates22°N 70°E / 22°N 70°E / 22; 70
Max. width of band78.4 km
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse6:38:59 UT
References
Saros99 (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]

But he stood at the mosque 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 reference to this event has been found in external sources as of yet.[6]

References

  1. ^ "EclipseWise - Eclipses of History: Part 2: Solar Eclipses of the Middle Ages". www.eclipsewise.com.
  2. ^ "NASA - Solar Eclipses of History". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
  3. ^ "Nasa, eclipse of January 27, 632" (PDF).
  4. ^ "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]
  5. ^ "Hadith - Book of Eclipses - Sahih al-Bukhari - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". Sunnah. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. ^ Armstrong, Karen (28 August 2007). Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0061155772.
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