Observatories in Malaysia: Descendants of Islamic Civilization Superiority
International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET) Volume 8, Issue 12, December 2017, pp. 782-795, Article ID: IJCIET_08_12_085 Available online at http://iaeme.com/Home/issue/IJCIET?Volume=8&Issue=12 ISSN Print: 0976-6308 and ISSN Online: 0976-6316 © IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed OBSERVATORIES IN MALAYSIA: DESCENDANTS OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION SUPERIORITY Ibnor Azli Ibrahim Department of Syariah, Faculty of Islamic Studies & Institute of Islam Hadhari, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia Mohd Hafiz Safiai Department of Syariah, Faculty of Islamic Studies & Institute of Islam Hadhari, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia Ezad Azraai Jamsari (Corresponding Author) Department of Arabic Studies and Islamic Civilization, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia Md Yazid Ahmad Department of Syariah, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia Amir Husin Mohd Nor Faculty of Syariah and Law, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Bandar Baru Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia Badlihisham Mohd Nasir Faculty of Islamic Civilization, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia Aminudin Hehsan Faculty of Islamic Civilization, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia ABSTRACT This article covers official observatories in Malaysia on their historical aspects of establishment and development. The observatories were built for the advancement of the science of falak in Malaysia in the fields of research, education and tourism. However, studies on observatory are few in numbers in spite of it being an important Islamic institution apart from mosques and schools. Hence, this study was carried out to examine the development history of official observatories in Malaysia.
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