Alaska

Assalamu alaikum, I remember when I was little and my dad was telling a story once about being in Alaska, and he mentioned how short the days would be, where he was in winter, and how long they’d be in summer. And I remember thinking “Wow, I’d like to go there just so I can see it be daylight at like 10 o’clock at night”, but somehow the thought of that scares me, along with the thought of it being dark all of the time in the winter. Because I’m just used to normal daylight.

And now, when I think about it, I feel sad, ’cause now I’m completely blind, and can’t see light anymore, so now I won’t be able to see the “Midnight sun” even if I were to go to Alaska. But could I still feel the “Midnight Sun” on my face/head?

And yes, I know that in many parts of Alaska they still have normal daylight, etc., although the days are extremely short in winter and extremely long in summer.

But the thought of it being perpetually daylight or perpetually dark just seems too strange for my brain to get around. And let’s not even talk about trying to ascertain prayer times, etc., although I know there are special rulings for that so it’d not be like we had to fast for 6 months or anything like that lol.