Abstract:
The concept of East and West has existed since
ancient times. The side from which the sun came up/ rises was called the east,
and the side from which it goes down/sets was called the west. In the course of
British rule, due to the availability of fast travel resources, as well as
British conquests from the American continent to the Asian continent, as well
as the problems of world trade. There was a need for a universal beginning and
end date. Because the world is round, and the sun rises and sets every hour of
the day in certain areas. For this reason, it was considered necessary to
establish a date line from which the day and date should be considered to
begin. In the Pacific Ocean, the date line between America and Asia is
accepted.
Although there is no geographical definition
of East and West in the Qur'an and Sunnah, but if we examine the words used for
East and West in the Qur'an, the wording of the Dual used in it for East and
West with the story of Dhul-Qarnain together, we understand that the date line
between Africa and America should be considered. In this case, the word Eastern
in the Holy Qur'an refers to North and South America, whereas the word Western
refers to Europe and African continent.In addition, the word “Mashriqain” and
“Maghrabain” may also indicates that there should be two date lines, separately
for the sun and the moon, respectively. Therefore, if the date line of the moon
is set at a distance of 180 degrees from the date line assumed after Europe and
Africa, then the problem of the date of moon can also be solved.
Key
words: Dateline, East, West, Quran,
Geography, Atlantic Ocean, America, Two Oceans meeting, Moon dateline,
مشرق اور مغرب کی تعیین قرآن وسنت کی روشنی میں ایک تفتیشی جائزہ
