Ramadan on Luna or in the Arctic Circle?

[Anomalocaris]

As a related topic, I have to wonder if there will ever be an observant Muslim in a space programme. 


A craft or station in low-earth orbit typically travels about 17500 miles an hour.  This makes sunrise to sunrise (for the astronauts) about 90 minutes.  Since a Muslim on such a craft would be experiencing a 90 minute day, and Muslims pray 5 times per day, an astronaut for Allah would have to stop work every 18 minutes to pray.

I've been informed (by people who know more about Islam than I do) that each prayer plus the required ablution takes about 10 minutes.  Thus, 50 minutes out of every hour would be eaten away by prayers.

Boru

Perhaps there not being particularly observant Muslims in low earth orbit is a good thing.

[Wyrd of Gawd]

I just finished the article about children fainting. Some Muslims are upset that there is a negative story about his religion and think that the parents should have been told quietly. 

If you aren't feeding your child through the day and they faint or can't learn at school then you shouldn't have custody of those children. It doesn't matter if you are abusing your children for religious reasons or not.

Hey, their parents made it and they might not have even gone to school.  So there's zero reason for their kids to go to school now.  It's hard living in the 21st Century if you have to obey 7th Century rules.