Ep.6 - How the Muslim Prayer led to Modern Astronomy !

Ep.6 - How the Muslim Prayer led to Modern Astronomy !Video

We are committed to exploring the roots of all the knowledge that has shaped our modern world. This journey of ours has taken us to unknown places and people. But the most crucial information that we have obtained so far is that the 'Quran' played a central role in the development of Science in the Muslim world which then brought about Modern Science.

So lets start with the queen of all sciences- Astronomy? Asr Prayer? What's one got to do with the other? Read on :)

While the Greeks and Indians were well versed with Astronomy as the night sky has intrigued humanity since millennia. But it would have never evolved to what it is today, had it not been for the Muslim World. There was a big leap from Ancient astronomy which was founded on vague philosophical ideas and hardly distinguishable from folk astrology to Mathematically consistent physical science that we now call Modern Astronomy.

Did you know when this big leap took place in history? The Golden Age of Islam or the First Scientific Revolution was the time when Astronomy put on a new cloak. One that would change our view of the universe forever. But here comes the interesting part ! Did you know that the afternoon prayer for Muslims was instrumental in this revolution? ***********************