Comments on: Muslim Astronauts and Prayer Difficulties http://malaysia.is-there.net/muslim-astronauts-and-prayer-difficulties/ Malaysia At Its Best And Worst Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:36:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: SeaDemon http://malaysia.is-there.net/muslim-astronauts-and-prayer-difficulties/#comment-10054 SeaDemon Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:50:19 +0000 http://malaysia.is-there.net/muslim-astronauts-and-prayer-difficulties/#comment-10054 Well, actually the first Muslim space traveller was Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery from 17th through 24th June 1985. The Malaysian government should have asked the Prince how he prayed then. I am sure the Prince would have said he did not pray at all as he would most surely be a musafir (traveller). Well, actually the first Muslim space traveller was Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery from 17th through 24th June 1985.

The Malaysian government should have asked the Prince how he prayed then. I am sure the Prince would have said he did not pray at all as he would most surely be a musafir (traveller).

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