Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor

Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor

All the best to the space and back to Earth. There is this fun fact i overheard on the radio few days ago. Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor is a muslim rite? That means he have to do his daily prayers at the space which is 5 times per day. But he will be orbiting the earth 16 times per day which means he need to pray 80 times per day. 80 x 9 days = 720!!! siao

Lol.. dont worry.

Since Sheikh Muszaphar is a Muslim, and as his time in space will coincide with the last part of Ramadan, the Islamic National Fatwa Council drew up the first comprehensive guidebook for Muslims in space. The 18-page guidebook is titled "Guidelines for Performing Islamic Rites at the International Space Station", and details issues such as how to pray in a low-gravity environment, how to locate Mecca from the ISS, how to determine prayer times, and issues surrounding fasting

Anan C. Mohd, from Malaysia's Department of Islamic Development said that fasting while traveling is optional, so Sheikh Muszaphar could choose what he would like to do, but if he did decide to fast in space, the times would be centered around local time in Baikonur, where the launch takes place.

Sheikh Muszaphar will celebrate Eid ul-Fitr aboard the station, and packed some SATAY (not teh tarik and roti canai?) and cookies to hand out to the rest of the crew on Saturday, October 13, to mark the end of Ramadan. (cited from wikipedia)

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