HOW DOES AN ISLAMIC ASTRONAUT FACE MECCA IN ORBIT?
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salam
very simple. if the astronaught can see earth, he faces towards it. if earth is obscured by another celestial (or other) body, he ascertains earth's direction and faces it.
whether God asks us to face mecca is seperate question, but if He did, it would be as simple as that.
salam
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salam
very simple. if the astronaught can see earth, he faces towards it. if earth is obscured by another celestial (or other) body, he ascertains earth's direction and faces it.
whether God asks us to face mecca is seperate question, but if He did, it would be as simple as that.
salam
The mission coincides with the last days of Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims fast from dawn until sundown, but Malaysian clerics decreed that Shukor will be excused from fasting while in space.
Shukor's religion also requires that he face Mecca for prayer but clerics decided that the exact location matters only for the beginning of the prayer ritual.
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^^^ Hey I was working to patent that rug for almost a year now... lol
http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=13210.msg110992#msg110992
Re Criticism of Mecca and Kaaba
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Quote from Nun de plume on December 30, 2006, 103900 PM
Zenith view straight above?
"Opposite to it" hypothetical situations consider purchasing a gravity prayer rug with built in compass which will lift/rotate you off the ground to exactly the right angle and direction. ;D -
salam
very simple. if the astronaught can see earth, he faces towards it. if earth is obscured by another celestial (or other) body, he ascertains earth's direction and faces it.
whether God asks us to face mecca is seperate question, but if He did, it would be as simple as that.
salam
Good point
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The mission coincides with the last days of Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims fast from dawn until sundown, but Malaysian clerics decreed that Shukor will be excused from fasting while in space.
Shukor's religion also requires that he face Mecca for prayer but clerics decided that the exact location matters only for the beginning of the prayer ritual.
Why didn't they allow him to eat while the earth is obscured and to fast the rest of the time
and the second part is funny as long as you face mekka at the beginning of the prayers, no problem if you spin around a little later ... apply on earth ;D
peace
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salam
maybe God will reveal further scripture?
salam
53 - .........This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, Allah is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.