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Timing Differences:
Are Fajr and Isha prayer times different than other Masajids in the area?This depends on prayer calculation methods. There are five methods (See table below):
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University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi
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Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
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Muslim World League
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Umm Al-Qura
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Egyptian General Authority of Survey
You can choose any of the above-mentioned methods according to your area convention. In USA and Canada,
people usually use ISNA method and in the Gulf countries use Umm Al Qura method, etc.
Asr prayer time depends on the Juristic method. There are two juristic methods:
- Standard (imams Shafii, Hanbali, and Maliki)
- Hanafi
Note: The difference in the Asr prayer is as follows: In the standard method (which is used by
Imamas Shafii, Hanbali, and Maliki) the Asr prayer time starts when the shadow of an object is equivalent to its
height, whereas in the Hanafi method the Asr prayer time starts when the shadow of an object is twice its height.
|
Organization |
Angle of the sun under the Horizon (Fajr) |
Angle of the sun under the Horizon (Isha) |
Region |
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University Of Islamic Sciences, Karachi |
18 Degrees |
18 Degrees |
Pakistan, Bangladesh, |
|
Islamic Society of North America |
15 Degrees |
15 Degrees |
Parts of the USA, Canada, Parts of the UK |
|
Muslim World League |
18 Degrees |
17 Degrees |
Europe, The Far East, Parts of the USA |
|
Umm Al-Qura Committee |
19 Degrees |
90 minutes after the Sunset Prayer |
The Arabian Peninsula |
|
Egyptian General Authority of Survey |
19.5 Degrees |
17.5 Degrees |
Africa, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Malaysia, Parts of the USA |