THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION ON MOON WIDTH AND BRIGHTNESS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH CRESCENT VISIBILITY AND PREDICTION CRITERIA IN ISLAMIC CALENDAR
KHADIJAH BINTI ISMAIL
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
UNIVERSITI MALAYA
KUALA LUMPUR
APRIL 2010
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Abstract
The research is to investigate the use of the moon width for predicting the visibility of the lunar crescent to determine the beginning of the month in the Islamic Calendar. A review of the literature on the theoretical and practical aspects of determining the beginning of the lunar month and prediction of the visibility of the lunar crescent was carried out in this investigation. Data of moon sightings in Malaysia for 1972 to 2008 and 737 data from the International Crescent Observation Project (ICOP) was analyzed specifically for information on the moon width. Measurement on the moon width on photographs of the crescent 6 days before and after the conjunction was carried out. The photographs was recorded with a Nikon Coolpix 4500 camera attached to an ETX-70AT Auto telescope and the width was measured with Mira AP Astronomical Image Processing. It is concluded that the width of the crescent moon be adopted to augment the current Imkanur Rukyah criteria for predicting the visibility of the lunar crescent in Malaysia.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
All praises to Allah the Almighty for only His grace was this work completed.
Our beloved Rasulullah p.b.u.h for his loves to ummah.
Special thanks to my mother, Zahrah Binti Sakim, for the undivided love and support from afar. For my late father, Allahyarham Ismail Bin Ibrahim who always concern on my study until his death on 21st March 2008 when doing this master, may Allah bless you with His Forgiveness and Mercy. Special appreciation to my beloved husband, Muhd. Ramadhan Fitri Bin Ellias who always give me love, inspiration and idea in completing my dissertation.
Above all, I would like to thank my supervisors, Dr Amran Muhammad and Professor Dr. Mohd Zambri Bin Zainuddin, for always being available to give advice and encouragement, and for assisting with many hours of observing. I would like also to give my appreciation to the examiners for their advice and encouragement to correct this dissertation - Dr. Zamri Zainal Abidin and Prof. Dato’ Dr. Baharudin Yatim.
I would also like to extend my appreciation to Professor Dr. Mohd Sahar Bin Yahya, Pn. Nazhatulshima Bte Ahmad, Pn. Saedah Bte Haron, Joko Satria A, William, Hafiz and members of Makmal Fizik Angkasa University of Malaya for their guidance in completing my work, spending many hours of observation, many useful discussions and for helping me in taking and analyzing the data. None of the work described in this thesis would have been possible without them.
I also wish to thank lecturers in the Department of Science & Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, Department of Fiqh and Usul Academy of Islamic Studies, my friends, Najibah, Syazwani, Shahidra, Raihana and Nur Nafhatun and my juniors in Syariah Falak, Academy of Islamic Studies for their help in editing, discussing on my mistake in dissertation and for making everyday life less ordinary.
Last but not least, I would like to thank my brothers, Zaiskandar, Mohd Syakirin and Muhammad Saifullah and my sister, Izawati for sharing the unforgettable memories and for supporting me throughout my long education.
ALHAMDULILLAH
AMIN YARABBAL ‘ALAMIN
KHADIJAH BINTI ISMAIL
RABIUL AKHIR 1431 H
APRIL 2010
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Mohon perkongsian ilmu dari sesiapa sahaja..
3 tahun sebenarnya masa yang panjang, sahabat saya, Nur Nafhatun, kami 2 orang sahaja batch pertama pelajar Falak berjaya menghabiskan master tak sampai 2 tahun..
Sekarang sedang membuat phd.. doakan kami dan adik-adik Falak semua dapat menghidupkan dan berkongsi ilmu Falak ini kepada sesiapa sahaja..
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salam ziarah..
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waiting to put the title 'dr.." kat dlm muslimah
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ReplyDeleteSalam akak. Saya merupakan pelajar asasi pengajian islam dan berminat untuk sambunga astronomy islam cuma saya tertanya apakah peluang pekerjaan yg boleh saya ambil slps graduate kos ini dn apa subjek subjek astronomy islam ek susah ke x.. Terima kasih..
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