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Muslim astronaut given guidelines
the telegraph ^
| Sep 21, 2007
| staff reporter
Posted on 09/21/2007 2:57:52 PM PDT by Daffynition
MALAYSIA'S first astronaut will blast off into space next month armed with guidelines from Muslim authorities on how to pray, wash and even be buried in space.
Two Malaysian candidates, a doctor and an army dentist who are both Muslims, are undergoing training in Russia with the winner expected to be announced on Friday, ahead of the 11-day space mission which starts on October 10.
Other Muslims have ventured into space, but none during the fasting month of Ramadan which began last week, and Malaysia's Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM) is hopeful the astronaut will choose to fast during his voyage.
"Conditions at the International Space Station which are so different from those on earth are not a hindrance for the astronaut to fulfil his obligations as a Muslim,'' it said in a 20-page booklet.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; jihadinspace; malaysia; muslims
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Nice to know this stuff.
To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/21/2007 2:59:41 PM PDT
by
Tolsti
To: Daffynition
Can he divorce his wife by text message while he’s up there?
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:00:30 PM PDT
by
sinanju
To: Daffynition
How is the requirement for jihad done on the ISS?
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:00:48 PM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
To: Daffynition
Only if they ride the entire time duck-taped to their seat with a diaper on, and not allowed on the command deck, the payload deck, the airlock, the power supply, the oxygen supply, or the food stores.
What do you think people would do, if the last transmission from the ISS was ‘Allah Akbar’?
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:01:01 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(This tagline in memory of FReeper 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub)
To: Daffynition
so, what does he fly his rocket into in order to please the dead prophet?
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:01:16 PM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(life is like "a bad Saturday Night Live skit that is done in extremely bad taste.")
To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:01:18 PM PDT
by
expatguy
(Support Conservative Blogging - "An American Expat in Southeast Asia")
To: Diogenesis
Fairly easy. Decompression.
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:01:49 PM PDT
by
Tolsti
To: Daffynition
"Two Muslim Astronauts"
For some reason, that sounds like the "Two Wild & Crazy Guys".
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:02:13 PM PDT
by
capt. norm
(Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.)
To: Daffynition
Add this to the list of questions:
How hard is it to saw off someone's head in zero gravity?
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:02:50 PM PDT
by
horse_doc
(Visualize a world where a tactical nuke went off at Max Yasgur's farm in 1969.)
To: sinanju
Can he divorce his wife by text message while he’s up there? No! He has to jump over a broom three times.
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:03:18 PM PDT
by
lonestar
To: Daffynition
MALAYSIA'S first astronaut will blast off into space next month armed with guidelines from Muslim authorities on how to pray, wash and even be buried in space. Oh if I were only an accredited astronaut Muslim mortuary owner with a say.....
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:03:31 PM PDT
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: Tolsti
They will need to watch out for PIGS IN SPACE!!
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:03:46 PM PDT
by
beelzepug
("One should never ascribe to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.")
To: Daffynition
Maybe they can open the door and let him pray outside.
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:04:21 PM PDT
by
Pistolshot
(Keyes/Paul '08 - When you can't get crazy enough.)
To: beelzepug
Which way do you pray in space??
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09/21/2007 3:04:26 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Join the NCAA basketball thread - Freemail me)
To: Daffynition
The booklet covers Islamic washing rituals required before prayer, saying that if water is not available the astronaut can symbolically "sweep holy dust'' onto the face and hands "even if there is no dust'' in the space station.So apparently, the only time Muslims needs real water is when they are Muslim airport cab drivers or college students, or Muslims otherwise engaged in pushing the envelope in America in order to bring about the rule of Sharia.
Or are they gonna tell us that if you read it in Arabic, the Koran really does make an exception only for astronauts.
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:05:04 PM PDT
by
Maceman
("If your enemy is angry, irritate him." -- Sun Tzu)
To: All
ROFL.....Muslims in space....what are they going to do, launch them on a camel rocket?
To: beelzepug
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:05:46 PM PDT
by
Pistolshot
(Keyes/Paul '08 - When you can't get crazy enough.)
To: Daffynition
Muslim astronaut given guidelines"No blowin' stuff up, Mo."
Owl_Eagle
If what I just wrote made you sad or angry,
it was probably just a joke.
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posted on
09/21/2007 3:06:30 PM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: Perdogg
Which way do you pray in space??To the east, silly /sarcasm
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