Posted on 11/04/2013 6:08:44 AM PST by Kip Russell
Muslims are forbidden from traveling to Mars: Islamic cleric issues a fatwa against any manned mission to Mars.
Sheikh Ali al Hemki, a member of Saudi Arabia's board of religious scholars, has issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims from traveling to Mars, according to a news report published Oct. 31.
The fatwa is a result of concerns and criticisms coming from Islamic scholars about Mars One, an ambitious attempt to organise a manned mission to the Red Planet. The mission has drawn applications from more than 200 thousand people worldwide. 477 Saudi citizens have applied for the mission, and six have so far been accepted.
Sheikh Ali al Hemki claims the mission does not conform to "responsible Muslim" practices.
"These experiments will lead to the destruction of those who try, and so should be done with animals, not people," he said.
The Mars One Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that will establish a permanent human settlement on Mars in 2023. The group plans to set up a reliable surface habitat before the first crew lands, with more settlers and cargo following every two years.
Mars One will launch its first unmanned mission to the Red Planet in 2016. Readers can join the global effort by sharing the Mars One vision with friends, supporting the Mars One Foundation and perhaps even becoming a Mars astronaut themselves.
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Wonderful news. We can remove the x-ray machine at the boarding gate without fear of terrorists getting on the mission.
Now have another reason for wanting to go to Mars.
So if a Muslim is on the Mars mission then how are they going to locate Mecca so they know what direction to pray?
Well, as a practical matter they just have to look up in the sky and find the brightest blue-green point of light...that will be Earth.
Just as a bit of trivia, I once read that from Mars one could see our Moon as separate (but much fainter) point of light, just next to Earth.
Too bad they don’t all go to Mars instead.
I claim that weapons beyond those available to ‘Ham-mad are haram.
And no time travel. Time travel is an abomination.
Curious, as the length of a day on Mars is approximately the same as that on Earth.
I thought perhaps the issue was days that last 326 hours. They’d all starve to death during Ramadan in that case.
Going to the sun is fine for a good Muslim. As long as they do it at night.
I want to live on MARS!
“Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact it’s cold as hell
And there’s no one there to raise them if you did “
Ever have a chance to read THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES - "The shoe on the other foot" ?
Sorry, applications are closed.
http://www.mars-one.com/en/faq-en/21-faq-selection/241-can-i-apply-to-become-an-astronaut
So does that mean 6 people out of all 200,000 or 6 Saudis out of the 477 Saudis that applied??????
If the latter I would suggest to whomever is putting this together to visit a prison before buying into this "Diversity is Strength" nonsense.
Not to mention the surface temp is 800 degrees F.
NO MUSLIMS
Works for me.
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