True Dawn - Astronomical Twilight

I do feel like crying after watching this because Shaykh (Mufti) Yusuf Sacha (HA) showed me correspondence with Observatory going back to 1974 which he has kept in a file with him.

So we had our Ulamah back in 1974 who have known this AND yet we have thrown away the works of our Ulamah!

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Addendum (Shaykh (Mufti) Sajid Patel (HA): What happens when there is no 18 degrees time for Fajar?

Also many of our Scholars are unaware that نصف الليل (Nisf-ul-Lail) is the only option mentioned by the Hanafi Jurists with regards to Fajr. After accepting that perpetual twilight does occur in Bulgaar, Tahtaawi writes the definition of Fajr;

ووجود الفجر بظهور البياض منتشرا من جهة المشرق

Translation of Tahtaawi's text: "Fajr occurs when manifestation of spreading of whiteness appears from the east". It should be noted that Tahtaawi has ignored the light from the west or NNW which is before midnight and says"Fajr occurs when manifestation of spreading of whiteness appears from the east"  before midnight the perpetual twilight is from the west (NNW), hence light after midnight is from the east or NNE.

The words من جهة المشرق is the focal point in understanding Nisf-ul-Lail from the above text.

This is my personal analysis of the issue:

When 18 degrees is not available for Esha: All methods are guestimations so it matters little whether you pray 5 minutes or 55 minutes after Maghirb

When 18 degrees is not available for Fajar (Non-Ramadhan): The best and most superior method in the Madhab is to pray 35-40 minutes before sunrise so when the time actually starts is of little importance. 

When 18 degrees is not available for Fajar (Ramadhan or for fasting): Quit eating after half the night