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This volume deals with the determination of the times of Muslim prayer and the direction towards the Kaaba in Mecca (Arabic qibla ) in a little known astronomical tradition of the Islamic Middle Ages. It presents an edition, translation, and explanation of selected chapters from three of the most important folk astronomical treatises, written by al-Aṣbaḥī (Yemen, 13th c.), Ibn Raḥīq (Hejaz, 11th c.), and al-Fārisī (Yemen, 13th c.). The first part introduces the authors and their works and describes the relevant religious and astronomical background. The second part comprises the edition of the selected – and now for the first time published – chapters of the three works and a German translation. The third part contains a lexicographical survey with basic astronomical, religious, and related information, and a commentary on each chapter. The fourth part gives an overview of the topics dicussed.

Astronomy, Arab. --- Aṣbaḥī, Ibrāhīm ibn Alī, --- Ibn Raḥīq, --- Fārisī, --- Arab astronomy --- Astronomy, Arabic --- Aṣbaḥī, Ibrāhīm ibn ʻAlī, --- Ibn Raḥīq, --- Fārisī, --- Aṣbaḥī, Ibrāhīm ibn Alī, - 13th cent. - Yawāqīt. --- Ibn Raḥīq, - 11th cent. --- Fārisī, - 13th cent. - Tuḥfat al-rāghib.

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