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Fajr and Isha Debate Continues The illumination level at Nautical twilight (12 degrees) equals 9 x 10-4 or only 90 ft. candles. It is far less than when the half moon is shining. If one has to fix any zenith distance of the sun for Fajr al-Mustateel (Subh al-Kadhib) according to the level of brightness in the sky it is more like at 15 degrees. For Fajr al-Mustateer (Subh al-Sadiq) it is close to 12 degrees. For the end of Suhur the Qur’an instructs us (2:187) to continue until the white thread of the dawn is vividly clear (Yatabayyana lakum…) from the dark thread of night. “Yatabayyan