Guide book for Muslims in space

[Von Tonner]

I think this just illustrates how pervasive this religion really is - not only to the individual who follows it, but to whatever enviroment it is taken.

http://www.news24.com/News24/Technol...197186,00.html

[SUBMAN1]

What a bunch of idiots. Concentrate on your mission, not on your religion. Granted, he should follow his religion if he feels he must, but starving yourself while on a space when you need your situational awareness on a flight that can end in your demise, or screw up of your project? Come on already! Crap, next we will have Islamofacist airline pilots putting the plane on autopilot so that they can go sit at the back of the plane to pray! Rediculous!

-S

[Letum]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

What a bunch of idiots. Concentrate on your mission, not on your religion.

Did you read the link?

"The reason we formulated guidelines for Muslims in space is because we wanted to ensure our astronaut could fully concentrate on his mission, without having to worry about how he should perform his religious obligations in space," Abdullah Md Zin, a minister for religious affairs, was quoted as saying.

[Skybird]

A "mondo", which is not too much known in Zen, but I translate it word by word, so do not be irritated.

A student meets Joshu (a famous monk often showing up in Zen mondos), and asks him: "What does it mean to be holy?"
Joshu answers: "To lower a big heap of sh!t in the open plain."
The perplexed student asked: "What, please explain."
Joshu said: "Stop f#cking my brain."



And Hui-Neng, sixth Chan-Patriarch in China, commented on the practice of excessive Zazen (sitting in meditation) like this:

"A living, who sits and does not lie,
a dead who lies and does not sit.
In the end they are all
just dirty skeletons.


Praying at the direction of Mekka in space - that must be the climax of absurdity. I recommend they also take a compass, a lifejacket and a parachute with them. - They also must not turn their backs on Mekka while in space, with the station orbiting the planet and the planet constantly revolving.

[Chock]

Muslims in Space - hmmm, sounds like a 1950s sci-fi thriller movie title to me.

Incidentally Subman, your suggestion is not unknown, a friend of mine (an airline pilot for Emirates) told me that he once went into the main cabin of the aircraft, leaving the other pilot in control, and when he came back a few moments later, the aircraft was on autopilot with nobody in the pilot or co-pilot seat - the other pilot was on his prayer mat in the crew rest area, which strikes me as a little dangerous to say the least. Legally, I'm fairly certain he should have been in the seat and being the only crew member on the flight deck, as a precaution, also on oxygen.

Next thing you know, they'll be adding a minoret to the ISS and making spacesuits with veils on them for the female astronauts:rotfl:

Chock

[Takeda Shingen]

You know, people on this forum wouldn't tolerate the labeling of Christian, Jewish, Buddhist or Hindu practices as 'fascist'. Maybe we should refrain from that here.

Thanks,
The Management

[Skybird]

In other words, the teaching of Christ, Buddha, Hinduism and Judaism are not fascist.

Well - nobody ever has said that.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Letum

Did you read the link?

Yes I did read that. And yes, they are making it easier for him. Problem is, he is going to starve himself while in space - something that is contrary to what the write above. Lack of energy = lack of consentration / ability.

Get my point now?

-S

[STEED]

Dose that mean they have a revolving toilet so it dose not face Mecca?

[Letum]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Yes I did read that. And yes, they are making it easier for him. Problem is, he is going to starve himself while in space - something that is contrary to what the write above. Lack of energy = lack of consentration / ability.

Get my point now?

-S

Well, thats better than going to hell for defying god.

If I belived that then I wouldn't risk it.

[TteFAboB]

This is an absurd. We have the Earth, why bother leaving it? It is an insult for a Muslim to leave this planet, unless he pretends to spread Islam through the universe, then he'd be excused.

I expect that by the time this mission ends the other astronauts will declare they have converted to Islam.

[Letum]

Originally Posted by TteFAboB

This is an absurd. We have the Earth, why bother leaving it? It is an insult for a Muslim to leave this planet, unless he pretends to spread Islam through the universe, then he'd be excused.

I expect that by the time this mission ends the other astronauts will declare they have converted to Islam.

eh?

I didn't follow a word of that.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by TteFAboB

This is an absurd. We have the Earth, why bother leaving it? It is an insult for a Muslim to leave this planet, unless he pretends to spread Islam through the universe, then he'd be excused.

Why do you think we hear not so much anymore about UFOs and the Greys in recent years? They were so much fed up that they left and instead put the nsolar system under intergalactic quarantine.

[TLAM Strike]

There shouldn't be any problem with fasting. Its from Dawn to Dusk right? Its always night in space. :p

[Kapitan_Phillips]

I have to go with what Subman said here. Fasting is a ridiculous idea onboard a space shuttle. Slow reactions and poor concentration endangers not only the mission but the crew.