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Astronomy (ilm al-hay'a)

علم الفلك والهيئة

The science of computing star positions, the zodiac and the motions of the planets. Al-Zij al-Sabi gives its subject as the computation of stars, the zodiac and planetary positions, and covers the sphere, chords, obliquity, risings, latitude, shadows and distances 1 2.

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The science of computing star positions, the zodiac sphere and the stations and motions of the planets. The Sabian Zij defines its subject as the computation of the stars, the zodiac sphere and the stations of the planets and the like, covering the sphere's graduation, chord computations, inclination, rising-times, latitudes, shadow, altitude and distances 1 2.

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  1. al-Zij al-Sabi, ed. Carlo Nallino (Byblion, Jbeil, 2005) , p.1
  2. al-Zij al-Sabi, ed. Carlo Nallino (Byblion, Jbeil, 2005) , p.5
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islam.museum contributors. “Astronomy (ilm al-hay'a)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/astronomy/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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