How to Practise Islam in Space - A serious concern.

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hinducivilization, "Anil Kurnool"

<akurnool wrote:

 

http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Malaysia_Conference_Considers_How_To_Practic\

e_Islam_In_Space.html

 

Interesting things to note.... now Islam in space, expecting celestial

objects to follow Islamic Cosmic Rules.

 

Malaysian Govt. is spending money to send few Jihadis .... and want the

satellite to follow some rules.....

 

Yummy!!!....

 

 

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~~~~ www.anilprasad.com

 

 

Malaysia Conference Considers How To Practice Islam In Space

 

The four Malaysian candidates competing for their place in space.

Photo courtesy of AFP.

by Staff Writers

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Apr 20, 2006

How do Muslim astronauts pray in space? Malaysia's National Space

Agency is holding a conference to consider such questions as the

country prepares to send its first citizen into orbit.

 

A nationwide competition in the majority-Muslim country has narrowed

the field to four astronaut candidates, three of whom are Muslims.

 

Two will eventually be trained and sent into space by Russia, and

Malaysia's space agency -- or Angkasa -- said it had been scratching

its head over how Muslim rituals could be carried out properly.

 

Performing ablutions for Muslim prayers with water rationing in space

and preparing food according to Islamic standards will be among issues

discussed, said Angkasa's director-general, Mazlan Othman.

 

"So far, Angkasa has not discussed these matters with Russia because

the candidates have not been decided and the needs of Malaysian

astronauts have not been determined," Mazlan was quoted as saying by

the state Bernama news agency.

 

"We have to make preparations to discuss with Russia when the time

comes," she added.

 

The astronaut will also visit the International Space Station, which

circles the earth 16 times in 24 hours, so another thorny question is

how to pray five times a day as required by Islam, she said.

 

Muslims also have to turn towards Mecca to pray and working out which

direction that will be while hovering above the earth might also be

challenging.

 

The two-day Islam and Life in Space seminar will begin next Tuesday

and brings together 150 scientists, astronauts, religious scholars and

academics.

 

An offical from the Malaysian Astronomy and Islamic Law Association

said the gathering would be the first time the Islamic world mulled

life in space.

 

The agreement to send the Malaysians aboard Russian spacecraft was

part of a billion-dollar deal in which Russia will sell Malaysia 18

Sukhoi 30-MKM fighter jets.

 

Source: Agence France-Presse

 

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