Talking with Dan Gibson #03 Qur'anic Geography:
Dan Gibson discusses his book: Qur’anic Geography, published in 2011
Navigation and the Qibla #5 The Indian Circle:
An introduction to the Indian Circle, used by early Muslims to find Qibla directions. This is described to us by al-Battānī, Khwārazm, Ḥabash al-Ḥāsib and others. Transcript Navigation and the Qibla: …Archaeology and Islam #06 - Mecca on Ancient Maps:
Click below to watch the video: Dan Gibson addresses the question of Macorba and other locations being the city of Mecca on ancient maps. Transcript Video #6 This is a general transcript of a …
Mecca not on Ancient Maps:
April 1, 2022 Chapter 6 Gibson’s research in Qibla geography has raised objections from some scholars. One common objection is that in the early years of Islam the technology did not exist to allow …