In all human history, this desire to know the cosmos has been universal; and nothing would change with the diverse cultural perspectives on it. One of the most amazing episodes in that ongoing story is Islamic astronomy. It developed into a rich tradition during the Golden Age of Islam (8th-14th century). In that period, many scholars in the Islamic world made contributions to science generally, thereby making further exploration possible while also changing our understanding of how sciences work.

To grasp how much impact Islamic astronomy had, we need to be aware of its historical context. The era was marked by a proliferation of scientific activities as well as cultural and intellectual pursuits in huge Islamic caliphates from Spain to central Asia. This was the time when Muslim theologians greatly advanced various fields of science based on knowledge borrowed from ancient Indian, Greek, and Persian civilizations.

One key figure in Islamic astronomy was Al-Battani (858-929 CE), who is also known by his Latin name Albategnius. He contributed great ways that improved celestial observations and challenged existing astronomical theories derived from Ptolemy.

यह बहाई लोगों के लिए पृथ्वी पर सबसे पवित्र स्थान है।

कहा जाता है कि इस सूफी संत ने वैराग्य और सहिष्णुता की मिसाल कायम की, इस प्रकार सभी धर्मों के लोगों के बीच लोकप्रिय हो गए।

चांद दिखने के हिसाब से ही ईद मनाने की तारीख तय की जाती है। लेकिन ईद मनाने के साथ-साथ इसके इतिहास से भी वाकिफ होना जरूरी है। जिससे इस पर्व का महत्व और बढ़ जाता है।

ख्वाजा मोइनुद्दीन चिश्ती की दरगाह के खादिम भील भील पूर्वजों के वंशज हैं। 

इस्लाम का उदय सातवीं सदी में अरब प्रायद्वीप में हुआ। इसके अन्तिम नबी हजरत मुहम्मद सल्लल्लाहु अलैहि वसल्लम का जन्म 570 ईस्वी में मक्का में हुआ था। लगभग 613 इस्वी के आसपास हजरत मुहम्मद साहब ने लोगों को अपने ज्ञान का उपदेशा देना आरंभ किया था। इसी घटना का इस्लाम का आरंभ जाता है। हँलांकि इस समय तक इसको एक नए धर्म के रूप में नहीं देखा गया था। परवर्ती वर्षों में हजरत मुहम्म्द सहाब के अनुयायियों को मक्का के लोगों द्वारा विरोध तथा हजरत मुहम्मद साहब के मदीना प्रस्थान (जिसे हिजरा नाम से जाना जाता है) से ही इस्लामी (हिजरी) पंचांग माना गया। हजरत मुहम्मद साहब की वफात के बाद अरबों का साम्राज्य और जज़्बा बढ़ता ही गया। अरबों ने पहले मिस्र और उत्तरी अफ्रीका पर विजय प्राप्त की और फिर बैजेन्टाइन तथा फारसी साम्राज्यों को हराया। यूरोप में तो उन्हें विशेष सफलता नहीं मिली पर फारस में कुछ संघर्ष करने के बाद उन्हें जीत मिलने लगी। इसके बाद पूरब की दिशा में उनका साम्राज्य फेलता गया। सन् 1200 ईस्वी तक वे भारत तक पहुँच गए।

इस दरगाह में "हज़रत मुहम्मद की दाढ़ी का बाल" संरक्षित कर रखा गया है जिसे कुछ ख़ास अवसरों पर लोगों को प्रदर्शित किया जाता है।

मुस्लिम धर्म के अनुसार शब-ए-बरात में अल्लाह की इबादत की जाती है, और उससे अपने पापों को क्षमा करने के लिए कहते हैं।

पिरान कलियर शरीफ की दरगाह में बड़ी संख्या में पर्यटक आते हैं।

इस मस्जिद का निर्माण पवित्र शहर मक्का से लाई गई ईंटों से किया गया था।

रजब की सत्ताईसवीं रात को मनाया जाने वाला शब-ए-मेराज इस्लाम में बेहद खास माना जाता है।

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