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Salat al-Istikhaara (Arabic: صلاة الاستخارة), which translates as Prayer of Seeking Counsel, is a prayer recited by Muslims who seek guidance from God when facing a decision in their life.
Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication.In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or intercession directed towards a deity or a deified ancestor.
It was seen during the Fall of Constantinople (the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire), during the siege that lasted from Thursday, 5 April 1453 until Tuesday, 29 May 1453), after which the city fell to the Ottomans.
The prediction of this solar eclipse helped to inspire Tycho Brahe's (1546–1601) interest in astronomy at the age of 13. [3] Tycho was born on December 14, 1546, in Knudstrup, in what is now South Sweden, which then was part of Denmark.