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Muslim astronaut in space worship problem [HOW do you pray facing Mecca five times a day in space?]
news.com.au ^
| May 02, 2007 01:00am
| staff writer
Posted on 05/01/2007 10:54:39 AM PDT by bedolido
HOW do you pray facing Mecca five times a day when you are circling the Earth 16 times every 24 hours?
This is one of the problems facing Malaysian authorities as they prepare to send their first man into space. There are others: how to hold the prayer position in zero gravity, ensure that only halal freeze-dried food is in your space cupboard and perform your ritual ablutions before worship?
They have all been answered by a team of Islamic scholars and scientists that has spent more than a year working on guidelines for the astronaut.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: astronaut; idiotalert; islam; islamicscholars; malaysia; morons; muhammadsminions; muslim; muslims; space; stuckonstupid; worship
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To: bedolido
"Which way is towards Mecca?"
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posted on
05/01/2007 11:27:51 AM PDT
by
SkyPilot
To: xcamel
Reminds me of an old Star Trek joke....
Yup.......these are the real Klingons.
42
posted on
05/01/2007 11:28:15 AM PDT
by
newcthem
(A former republican......now I'm a Fredsureashellcan !!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: bedolido
"HOW do you pray facing Mecca five times a day when you are circling the Earth 16 times every 24 hours" The best solution to this problem is to NEVER allow muslims to be involved in our space program. Why are we even allowing these enemies of humanity to participate in something they don't understand, have not contributed to and would like to destroy? For a muslim to fly on the space shuttle an American who isn't muslim must give up his/her seat and lose out on the experience. No muslims at NASA!
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posted on
05/01/2007 11:36:33 AM PDT
by
StormEye
To: bedolido
The Malaysian will travel to Russia's International Space Station in October, in exchange for a lucrative arms deal.
Russia has an International Space Station? Wow! Is it me, or does Russia seem to be able to send whoever they want to up to the station? Didn't they just make some money sending some chick up in space to the ISS?
44
posted on
05/01/2007 11:38:25 AM PDT
by
andyk
(Go Matt Kenseth!)
To: StormEye
Malaysian authorities as they prepare to send their first man into spacethis is talking about the Malaysian space program (I know... who knew?). Not NASA.
45
posted on
05/01/2007 11:39:40 AM PDT
by
bedolido
(I can forgive you for killing my sons, but I cannot forgive you for forcing me to kill your sons)
To: bedolido
Tell him to stick his head up his a$$; same difference!
46
posted on
05/01/2007 11:45:03 AM PDT
by
texson66
("Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing." - Lord Moulton)
To: bedolido
Mentally disturbed people should not be astronauts, so Muslims shouldn't be on space voyages and this should not be a problem.
Next question?
47
posted on
05/01/2007 11:46:18 AM PDT
by
Gritty
(Islam is cultic in every way, in all 17 defining characteristics of a cult - Ali Sina)
To: bedolido
Stick their heads up their hindies and float around in circles.
48
posted on
05/01/2007 12:10:16 PM PDT
by
tkathy
(Those who appease get more killed than those who stand up to barbarism)
To: bedolido
He must stand out side with no suit on.
49
posted on
05/01/2007 12:11:44 PM PDT
by
bmwcyle
( Freep Fox they drop the ball on GOE)
To: bedolido
I’d think it sacreligious to Islam to go into space at all.
50
posted on
05/01/2007 12:20:02 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: bedolido
muslims in space-
close enough to touch the face of God -
but spending an entire year trying to figure out proper procedure to stick their butts up in the air and face down to pray toward toward a meteorite stuck in the sand on earth.
51
posted on
05/01/2007 12:24:27 PM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
To: bedolido
There shall be no muslim astronauts. Mohammed did not have a rocket, so no muslim can place himself in a higher position than mohammed. The Koran says this, I am sure. It’s probably in the list of reasons to behead people. I command a fatwa on all muslim and Christian and Jew and Hindu and Buddhist and women and atheist and polytheist astronauts. And their launch crew.
52
posted on
05/01/2007 12:26:06 PM PDT
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: bedolido
Old, outdated, obsolete, retrograde barbarism can’t fit into the modern world. It shouldn’t exist in the modern world.
To: StormEye
The best solution to this problem is to NEVER allow muslims to be involved in our space program. We already sent up a Saudi prince years ago. I read about it in the Weekly World News. Ed Anger was madder than an astronaut with a pinched hose.
To: bedolido
gosh, that’s a real problema!
55
posted on
05/01/2007 12:31:33 PM PDT
by
ken21
(it takes a village to brainwash your child + to steal your property! /s)
To: FormerLib
56
posted on
05/01/2007 12:36:02 PM PDT
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
To: bedolido
Why would you risk a terrorist attack in space by someone suffering from Sudden Jihad Syndrome? I say let him pray whatever way he wants - on the ground.
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posted on
05/01/2007 1:23:45 PM PDT
by
50mm
(algore uses 20 times as much energy as me)
To: bedolido
It's more complicated than it appears.
i don't know if the maggots have an acceptable tolerance for direction (+ or - 5 degrees?), but when in orbit, even the "face the earth" thing is constantly changing.Sound to me like a good reason for the rug pilots to not be chosen for space missions.
You think that's bad, what does he do in the 6th Quadrant?
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posted on
05/01/2007 3:32:32 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: r9etb
They set a clock to Mecca time, and he prayed according to that.Feh.
That takes care of the time.
Are you aware what "facing mecca" means in space?
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posted on
05/01/2007 3:36:35 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: bedolido
The bigger problem is: How do you light your fuse in a vacuum?
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posted on
05/01/2007 3:38:09 PM PDT
by
Redcloak
(The 2nd Amendment isn't about sporting goods.)
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