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       CELESTIAL NAVIGATION IN QUR'AN
       By: captbayo123 Date: July 24, 2017, 6:49 pm
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       CELESTIAL NAVIGATION
       Celestial Navigation is the art and science of finding your way
       guide by the sun, moon, stars, and planets, from one place to
       another on the surface of the water. We have 58 bright stars
       using for navigation which are Ankar, Rebel, Capella, Polaris,
       peacock, vegal, Altair, spica, arcturus etc.
       Mariners at this time also used the cross-staff and the
       astrolabe (c.1484 Martin Behaim) to measure the angle above the
       horizon of the sun and stars to determine latitude. The
       forerunner of the much more portable (and accurate) sextant, the
       astrolabe was used to measure the altitude of a sun or star.
       Heavy and clumsy, it was very difficult to use aboard a rolling
       ship, however, when new land was discovered and the astrolabe
       taken ashore, it was valuable in fixing the approximate latitude
       of the new discovery.
       And Allah used the following verses to describe the celestial
       navigation by stars
       Q41:12 So He ordained them seven heavens in two periods, and
       revealed in every heaven its affair; and We adorned the lower
       heaven with brilliant stars and (made it) to guard; that is the
       decree of the Mighty, the Knowing.
       Q6:97 And He it is Who has made the stars for you that you might
       follow the right way thereby in the darkness of the land and the
       sea; truly We have made plain the communications for a people
       who know.
       And He used this following verse to describe celestial
       navigation by stars and coaster navigation by landmark
       Q16:15-16 And He has cast great mountains in the earth lest it
       might be convulsed with you, and rivers and roads that you may
       go aright. And landmarks; and by the stars they find the right
       way.
       All these are created by the favour of Allah as he says in
       Q31:31 Do you not see that the ships run on in the sea by
       Allah's favor that He may show you of His signs? Most Surely
       there are signs in this for every patient endurer, grateful one.
       Discovered by: SHITTU R.B
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