It turned out that the time difference was just a matter of politics and economics.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, By: Uttiek M Panji Astuti, author and traveler.

Have you ever imagined that the earth has no time difference? In Jakarta, for example, at 12 noon, in Palestine, Europe, Australia and other parts of the world at 12 noon. Although it was noon in one place, the sun was still bright and in another it was pitch black.

The time difference may not be too pronounced for those who are not connected to people in different parts of the world. But, on the other hand, those who have business will struggle when it is time to wake up while in other places it is time to sleep.

The idea of ​​using the same time, also known as universal time, was coined by the Johns Hopkins Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Dick Henry, and the economist Steve Hanke.

In his opinion, there is only one physically Time on earth Currently, the current time difference is based on economic and political considerations.

You gave an example: Russia has 11 different time zones, while China, which is the same area, has only one time zone.

The time difference between Indonesia and Malaysia and Singapore, as far as we know, is also based on economic and political considerations. Malaysia and Singapore are 1 hour ahead of Jakarta.

With the introduction of Science Alert, the standard time zone in England was first introduced by rail operators in 1847. By 1848 most trains followed GMT.

On October 13, 1884, geographers and astronomers designated the Royal Observatory in Greenwich as the prime meridian and became the standard for universal time.

use mean Greenwich Mean Time based on the sun’s journey as it crosses the zero-degree meridian at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. This calculation was later adopted by almost every country in the world.

Although the two professors had done complex calculations and even special calendars to support their theory, many experts disagreed and objected.

The time difference in the Earth’s zone will have a number of serious health consequences. Such as the multiplied increases in breast cancer, obesity, diabetes and heart disease due to the ups and downs of time.

“Children sleep less and go to school less often. Reduce study time and increase leisure time, ”said Maulik Jagnani, Cornell University graduate student.

Is it true that the earth is doing better without a time difference?

Not many know that the wisdom of the time difference is very extraordinary. Allah wants to unite his servants in obedience.

What is the article? For 24 hours a person is never separated from the call to prayer and prayer.

This happens due to the rotation of the earth around the sun. At one point the sun begins to appear on the horizon, a sign that the Fajr call to prayer will soon sound, in another part of the world the Isha call to prayer has just ended.

The sound of this call to prayer continues, for example from the easternmost region of Indonesia, Papua, then further west over all regions of the archipelago, on to Asia to Russia.

From the Indian subcontinent to Afghanistan, Muscat, Baghdad, Mecca, Medina, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait to the continents of Europe, America, Latin America and so on.

The call to prayer will be awake as long as the earth is still turning, until the time comes. “The apocalypse will not take place until there are no more people on this earth who mention the name of Allah.”

So be grateful for the time difference because it means there are still servants who mention his name.

Jakarta, September 17, 2021