About this Event
How is time marked, observed, and experienced in different traditions—and what can this tell us about faith, identity, and everyday life?
From contested moon sightings to the alignments of Stonehenge and the Kaaba, this event connects astronomy, theology, and lived experience.
Join Cambridge PhD researcher Imad Ahmed in conversation with Cathy Haynes, author of The Fullness of Time: Marking the Day by Birdsong, Blooms, Shadows and Stars (Bloomsbury), for an evening exploring the politics, and practice, illuminates the meaning of time.
The evening will begin with Imad sharing insights into Islam, faith, and the lunar calendar, before opening out into a wider reflection led by Cathy will illustrate the simple methods ordinary people once had of marking times of day by the sky and the living world in the British Isles and wider Europe.
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All are welcome to stay, eat, chat, and spend time in our newly relaunched Reading Room, open every Friday from 12–5pm, binging together a growing collection exploring Islamic cultural life.
A First Friday’s event, part of the Intersections programme.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Old Post Office, 48 Tontine Street, Folkestone, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
