اخبار العرب من المحيط للخليج

In this day and age, we consider ourselves blessed to share the planet with a great mind. One of these incredible minds is that of Neil deGrasse Tyson. So, when he speaks, we listen.

The astrophysicist, author, science communicator and all-around mindblower, Tweeted earlier this week that we’ve all misinterpreted the Qu’ran’s verse regarding fasting during Ramadan.

The Tweet states that, “The Qur’an says plainly that daytime fasting during Ramadan ends at “Dark” not at sunset. “Dark” is a good match for the end of twilight. This time of year: up to 15 mins later in equatorial latitudes. 30 mins at middle latitudes. And 45 mins at higher latitudes. I’m just saying.”

So, essentially, according to Tyson, by breaking our fast during sunset, we’re actually breaking it too early. There are plenty of naysayers on Twitter who are arguing with this theory, but we’re still not entirely sure. Although, if this is accurate, we’re in absolutely no hurry to rectify this at all.

Tyson also shared a wild little fact about residents of the Burj Khalifa too

Please, keep blowing our minds, sir!