Hyderabad/Peshawar
Meanwhile, it was reported that the faithful in provincial metropolis and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sunday offered Namaz-e-Kisoof at time of solar eclipse, creating a ring of fire in the sky. Like other parts of the country, solar eclipse started in Peshawar at 9:48 a.m and continued till 1:02 p.m. In the beginning, the eclipse was partial with coverage of 79.44 percent and later in the noon became maximum, covering majority of the sun and reducing daylight leaving people confused at if the weather become cloudy.
According to Meteorologists, solar eclipse occurred when moon passes between earth and sun obscure sunlight, leaving a thin ring of solar disc to be visible. ‘Nimaz-e-Kasoof is a two rakat Nimaz with long duration as Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) offered with prolong standing reciting verses of Holy Quran besides long bowing and Sajida (bowing down to earth) during this Salat at a time when there was solar eclipse in Madina-e-Munawra,’ says Professor Dr. Abdul Ghafoor, Former Director Sheikh Zahid Islamic Center Peshawar and Khateeb of Peshawar.
The eclipse was visible in Hyderabad from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (peak at 11:00 a.m.) in Karachi from 9:26 a.m. to 12:46 p.m. (peak at 10:59 a.m.), in Lahore from 9:48 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. (peak at 11:26 a.m.) and in Peshawar from 9:48 a.m. to 1:02 p.m. (peak at 11:21 a.m.).
‘An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon covers the Sun’s centre, leaving the Sun’s outer edges to form a ‘ring of fire’, around the Moon, Met officials said—APP
