'…He created the sun, moon, and stars to be subservient to His command; all creation and command belong to Him. Exalted be God, Lord of all the worlds!’ (7:55)
‘It is He who created night and day, the sun and the moon, each floating in its orbit.’ (21:34)
The sun and the moon follow their calculated courses’. (55:6)
'The night, the day, the sun, the moon, are only a few of His signs. Do not bow down in worship to the sun or the moon, but bow down to God who created them, if it is truly Him that you worship.’—(41:38)
'The sun and the moon are two signs of the Almighty. Solar and lunar eclipses do not occur because of the life or death of someone; in fact, the Almighty warns His people through such phenomena. So, when you see them, beseech the Almighty, celebrate His sovereignty, offer the prayer and spend in His way’.
---Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa)
Recently a
Muslim brother from India contacted Imam-Jamaat Ul Sahih Al
Islam International Hazrat Muhyiuddin Al Khalifatullah Al Siddique Munir Ahmad
Azim (aba) of Mauritius requesting guidance on Islamic prayer to be offered in
times of solar or lunar eclipses. We are reproducing below the clear guidance
given by Hazrat Saheb (aba) on the occasion for the benefit of all truth
seekers in relation to the religious prayer to be offered in times of solar or
lunar eclipse: