Analysis of Sun Declination to Deviation Results: Qiblate Directions al-Mujahidin Mosque, Totokan Village, Mlarak District, Ponorogo Regency

Abstract

Based on several measurement results, the majority of mosques in Ponorogo district in the initial determination of the direction of the Qibla using the approximate method, in which there is a very significant deviation in one of the mosques that the author has measured, namely the al-Mujahidin mosque in Totokan Village, Mlarak District, Ponorogo Regency. In addition, the assumption from the community is that if the Qibla direction is wrong, then the mosque must be dismantled, even though this assumption is wrong, so if there is an error in the Qibla direction, it is enough to change the prayer rows according to the correct measurement results. This type of research is a field research with a qualitative approach with data collection researchers using 4 techniques, namely; Observation, Interview, Measurement and Documentation. This study resulted in conclusions, among others: the first is to know about the initial determination of the Qibla direction of the al-Mujahidin Mosque, Totokan village, Mlarak district, Ponorogo district which only uses the method of estimating the direction of the sun in the afternoon and the results of calculations and measurements of the Qibla direction of the Al-Mujahidin mosque in Totokan Village. The second Mlarak sub-district, Ponorogo Regency, is to find out the results of the analysis based on the sun's declination to the deviation of the Qibla direction of the al-Mujahidin mosque, Totokan village, Mlarak sub-district, Ponorogo district that when estimating the Qibla direction of the mosque the sun's declination or the position of the sun is in the south or slightly inclined to the south so that the results the approximate direction of the initial determination of the Qibla shows to the southwest not to the west which causes the deviation result to be very large, namely 31^o 39' 27.1". (less 31^o 39' 27.1". from the real Qibla to the standard Qibla based on the calculation of the Qibla direction).