Is the "Shurooq al-Meekati" (the time of sunrise based on a specific calculation point) mentioned in Fatwa No. 58369 the same as what is written in calendars, or what is meant by "al-Meekati" and for what is it used, especially since astronomers who set prayer times calculate the time of sunrise by the rising of the first limb (of the sun)?
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The calendrical sunrise refers to the rising of the center of the sun (its disk) before any part of its size becomes visible. This differs from the Shar'i (legal/religious) sunrise, which is the rising of the first edge of the sun.
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