[angkor]

Evening prayer time for Minneapolis on the 20th was 6:05 PM. Flight departure was scheduled for 5:15 PM. Why didn;t they wait until they were in the air to do their ritual? And come to think of it, how were these pious imams going to align themselves in an airplane so that they were facing Mecca?


Flight Status

Flight # 300
Depart Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Date 11/20/2006
Gate C9
Scheduled 5:15 PM
Actual 8:29 PM
Status Departed

Arrive Phoenix, AZ
Date 11/20/2006
Gate A11
Scheduled 7:40 PM
Actual 10:41 PM
Status Arrived

Today's Prayer Times (Get them via Mobile Phone)
Day Fajr Sunrise Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Isha
Tue 5:54 7:18 12:00 2:19 4:39 6:05

http://www.islamicfinder.org/prayerDetail.php?country=usa&city=Minneapolis&state=MN&email=&home=2006-11-21&lang=&aversion=&athan=

[Drawsing]

I like to pray before meals even in a restaurant or on a plane. But I do not call attention to myself. God can hear me even if my eyes are open. Refraining from weird, counter-cultural behavior on a plane is just common sense. Just be polite, helpful, and take a bath occasionally and you'll be fine.