The Ramadan Pole Paradox: Difference between revisions
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'''''"How long is the day and night in countries near the North and South Poles?"'''''<BR> | '''''"How long is the day and night in countries near the North and South Poles?"'''''<BR> | ||
As we get closer to the North or South Pole, the day or night might extend for up to several months each. | As we get closer to the North or South Pole, the day or night might extend for up to several months each. At the North Pole itself, daylight lasts more than 3 months during the summer months and darkness lasts for more than 3 months during the winter months. | ||
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Again, why should anyone have to follow the schedule of another country? And what does the 'Closest Country' mean? The closest country will still have a day or a night that will extend for 23 hours. | Again, why should anyone have to follow the schedule of another country? And what does the 'Closest Country' mean? The closest country will still have a day or a night that will extend for 23 hours. | ||
[[Image:Arctic Ocean.png|thumb| | [[Image:Arctic Ocean.png|thumb|upright=1.6|The North Pole.]] | ||
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{{Core Science}} | {{Core Science}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{Hub4|Fasting|Fasting}} | {{Hub4|Fasting|Fasting}} | ||
{{Hub4|Cosmology|Cosmology}} | {{Hub4|Cosmology|Cosmology}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.emirates247.com/arctic-muslims-unique-dilemma-in-ramadan-the-sun-never-sets-here-2012-07-24-1.468650|2=2012-08-07}} Arctic Muslims' unique dilemma in Ramadan: The Sun never sets here] | * [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.emirates247.com/arctic-muslims-unique-dilemma-in-ramadan-the-sun-never-sets-here-2012-07-24-1.468650|2=2012-08-07}} Arctic Muslims' unique dilemma in Ramadan: The Sun never sets here] | ||
* [http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=5842&ln=eng How to pray and fast in countries where the day or night is continuous] ''- Fatwa response from the Islam Q&A team'' | * [http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=5842&ln=eng How to pray and fast in countries where the day or night is continuous] ''- Fatwa response from the Islam Q&A team'' | ||