Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, the Malaysian orthopaedic surgeon aboard the Russian rocket that is now on its way to the International Space Station, can observe Ramadan and perform other acts of Muslim worship by following the guidelines set out in this small booklet, which was produced by 150 Islamic scholars and scientists at a conference held 18 months ago by the Malaysian National Space Agency.
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Guidelines for Muslim worship from the International Space Station
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Posted on: October 11, 2007 6:14 PM, by Mo




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I'm reminded of the old joke about the orthodox Jew in orbit - "Oy it's exhausting, every ninety minutes: shacharit, mincha, maariv, shacharit, mincha, maariv ...".
(And don't even mention the international date line.)
Posted by: csrster | October 12, 2007 7:16 AM
Really csrster, this is not a joke.
Posted by: Mahmoud Abdelaziz | October 13, 2007 7:29 PM
Religious worship and science? Leave the faithful on the ground, put the scientists in orbit! What is he gonna do if something goes wrong, pray? What if he has findings which contradict the Vatican? Will he call the pope to make sure the data is according to god's will?
Posted by: R2Deedoo | November 11, 2007 3:39 PM