It is believed to be written by three brothers working at the House of Wisdom. Islamic astronomers improved the astrolabe which was a device that allowed travellers to find their way, a bit like a ...

across all regions of the Arab and Islamic world due to a solar eclipse, astronomers have said. Saudi astronomer Bader Al Omaira stated that spotting the Shawwal crescent on Saturday evening ...

But the country’s religious affairs minister had announced Friday that Ramadan would start on Sunday, after Islamic astronomers in the country failed to sight the new moon. It is not the first ...