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 ...

Muslims in Indonesia will celebrate Eid (Hari Raya Aidilfitri) on Monday, Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar ...

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 ...

Indonesia's Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar announced Friday that Ramadan will begin on Saturday after the sighting of the crescent moon was confirmed by Islamic astronomy observers in ...