I thought someone said it had to be BEFORE dawn.....aren't morning prayers AT dawn?
Nope. Morning prayers are around 3 or 4. Dawn is later.
møøselimb dawn, when you can distinguish a black thread from a white one. Way earlier than western dawn.
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BAGHDAD
Longitude:
44:26 East
Latitude:
33:20 North
Time difference(GMT):
3
Hour(s)
Qibla Direction:
200:1:33
Dawn Prayer
5:29