Just occurred to me

Just occurred to me.

If you're Muslim and in space, in which direction do you face in order to pray?

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whatever direction earth is in.

Follow up: What if you don't have the earth as a reference point?

depends on how far
if you're still close enough that the Earth is more than a 10ish degrees in your field of vision then you do your best to kneel facing the part of Earth with Mecca
if you're further away, then you just face towards the Earth

what do you mean, are you lost in space? You should always be aware of the direction earth is in even if you cant see it.

No, just...say you're in the Trappist-1 system, or farther (like orbiting a moon in whatever system Betelgeuse reigns over).

you should still know the direction the earth is relative to you. I dont see why distance or location matters just because your in space.

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who the fuck cares what muslims do

I'm asking for a crew member.

don't look at me that way you arrogant piece of shit.

What're you gonna do?

>which direction do you face in order to pray?
towards mecca, which is on earth. OP may be retarded.

Fuck the bullshit. Goto the holodeck....recreate Mecca and pray directly in front of the Kaaba Stone...morons
~The Pope

11/10 answer. Get REKT logic.

the right answer good faggot

Spacefaring muslims are going to need some sort of mecca-monitor whilest off planet.
Realistically the hajj may be the first thing that really starts the interplanetary tourism industry in the distant future. Kind of funny when viewed through the lens of today's world- Muslims ensuring that commercial flights do well.

but you're moving at high velocity, so the moment you try to face mecca, you're already not facing. the solution is to build a gyroscopic praying turntable that is calibrated to make microadjustments correcting for changes in bearing during your prayer session. my friend's cousin is building something like this, already has vc funding from spacex

Kek. "Guys? What's with the guy with the towel wildly spinning while in doggy style?"

What if you were drugged, knockedout and awoke later far from earth where it is not visible.
Where do you pray then?

how i picture this

You're implying there will be any muslims left once the human race goes interstellar. The cleansing is at hand...

Kek. I

Toward earth

it doesn't matter where you face. some uber religious people care, but the general population does not. there are no hadiths on the matter, but people generally try to pray towards mecca, specifically the Kaaba. if you don't know which direction it is in, that's fine. just like if you are too old to get on your knees, it is ok if you sit in a chair during the prayers. I know that trump is a meme and the whole "Muslims must specifically do [insert here] or else they think they are going to hell" is an even older meme, but it isn't that hard to understand that we make concessions like every other faith.

t. muslim

>inb4 allahu Akbar
>inb4 reddit spacing

Well shit...

it doesnt matter
religion is a pile of horseshit

towards mecca

>thread about terrorists
>for terrorists

fuck off terrorists go back to your sand nigger caves

and yet Mohammed kick-started the Astrolabe business by declaring that wherever you traveled, you had to figure out which direction Mecca was to pray in...

ok, but why is this guy building a muslim space prayer mat or whatever?
i get that you have different sects n shit, but maybe you're just in the minority

>now which crew member might that be...

Hey look, it's that little faggot, whose name I seem to forget, from that gorephilia/ whore porn simulator vidya.

and your Christ never said you can eat pork, yet you do. to think that religion is unaffected by circumstance is just ignorant. do you still stone people do death if they plant wheat and barley in the same furrow? what if they wear a garment made of multiple materials? you make concessions, because times are different but the core values are the same.

I'm not in the minority. if you really think the majority of Muslims in the entire world actually pray 5 times a day and actively make an effort to face mecca each time, then you have your head up your ass. that is like thinking that every Christian in the world actively makes an effort to take the body of Christ at the alter of St. Peter every Sunday. its not practical, and only those who easily can, do.

I like you, Moderate Modern Muslim user. I wish all Muslims were like you.
Are you Suni, Shia, Sufi, or other?

>You should always be aware of the direction earth is in even if you cant see it.
But space over larger distances is almost certainly bent. How do you know the right direction?

I think you just answered your own question there, and for that reason

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I also like you. Try to convert your more conservative brethren. Oh. And if you push for Shari'a Law in the United States, it won't end well.

what do you mean user. there's no horizon is space the way there is on the earth, if that's what you're implying. And although gravity can bend light, we can still see stars that are quite literally shit loads of distances away

as long as you make the honest effort and it's in the general direction it doesn't matter

it's like a bunch of Christians eating meat on Fridays, not exactly legit but who's gonna call em on it

how many muslims do you think there are in the world? honest question. I hate being called "moderate" because that is almost like you calling me "a good one" or a minority. Unless you are a muslim, I am willing to bet I have met more muslims in my life than you have. I have never, in all my years, met a muslim who was not like me. Just like I doubt you ever met a Christian like the one who bombed all those hospitals in the 90s.

I am sunni. we are all sunni. everyone else is a minority. think of the sunni as Catholic, and everyone else is some self serving version of the faith that represents a small portion of the community at large.

This guy gets it

how about you try to convert your conservative brethren? if it is so easy for me to tell my lunatics to be sane, surely you can do something about the man with nuclear codes?

gravitational lenses make the light of the star seem to come from a somewhat different direction, so you could be off by a few degrees... not that I actually care for muslims and their shitty religion, just a few thoughts

>everyone else is some self serving version of the faith
>kill all the shias ismailis etc
that's why people don't like muslims user

I'm an atheist, brah. Who am I converting?

>mfw all my prayers during my space flight were off by a few degrees because of gravitational lenses and now i'm going to hell

who said kill them? you Christians are quick to the sword, aren't you?

who am I converting? I thought we were just lumping groups of people together because we aren't a part of that group so they all look alike? if it isn't your responsibility to wrangle in people who don't believe the same thing you do, then why is it my responsibility?

in general, with regard to most every stupid religions prayers, it's really just the thought that counts.

You're telling me you don't know a single conservative Muslim or one who wishes death to infidel/Apostates?

No, you are a fucking iranian shia scum. Sunni are too pure for this comment, you piece of filth.

The first Muslim astronaut flew in 2007, and this question came up. It's actually not so easy to answer.

wired.com/2007/09/mecca-in-orbit/

>You're telling me you don't know a single conservative [CHRISTIAN] or one who wishes death to infidel/Apostates?

I can use that line of logic too, user. we wont get anywhere. Making a post that doesn't contribute to furthering the discussion is the literal definition of "shitposting." you must be aussie. you could have saved time by just typing "lol nah ur a cunt m8."

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fk you u paki piece of trash. they should have never gave you monkeys the internet.

Yeah. I talk to those people and shut their bigoted shit down with logic. Quit shirking responsibilities to improve people when you see they're a problem. Unless you're in fucking Iran, you have no reason not to point out why certain thinking/rituals are harmful to both other people AND the religion itself. You think I just ignore Christians picketing gay rights and shit? I'm a proud atheist in the BIBLE BELT, bitch. Quit copping out.

no sunni user but Sup Forums is full of conservative christians and atheists who hate muslims, jews, women, themselves, etc... it's just nobody takes them seriously

it's no different for muslims. a lot of them are fanatical as children because of their own ignorance and growing pains, but most grow out of it

also the mahdi will be iranian and shia, but he will end all the sects and being sunni will be meaningless; you shouldn't say you are 'sunni', only muslim

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>Yeah. I talk to those people and shut their bigoted shit down with logic. Quit shirking responsibilities to improve people when you see they're a problem. Unless you're in fucking [AMERICA], you have no reason not to point out why certain thinking/rituals are harmful to both other people AND the religion itself. You think I just ignore [MUSLIMS] picketing gay rights and shit? I'm a proud [MUSLIM] in the [PLANET EARTH], bitch. Quit copping out.

lol nah ur a cunt m8

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Real answer:
They pray towards Mecca.

on spaceship, they just locate direction of mecca.

> am infidel, just enjoy riddles

I'm from McMinnville, TN. Come get some. You're part of the problem with your religion. You hold the right views but have no interest in correcting the cancer in your social structures. How the fuck is reform supposed to happen, genius? Magic? You need to try to soften your hardened members when you encounter them. Fuck. I'm an atheist and I STILL do this when I encounter it because I was raised Church of fucking Christ. That's the Christian equivalent of fucking Jihadists. They didn't even allow instrumentation in music! Go ahead and tell yourself I'm shitposting while you aide your religion in staying in the dark ages, though. Hope your conscience can let you live it down, faggot.

what if the earth were annihilated?

>McMinnville, TN

Classy. Way to keep our casual, respectful conversation elevated. This has CERTAINLY improved my view on moderate Muslims. Fuck me. "Har har! Dat dere stare-e-o-tipe sure is phunny!" Fucking morons.

i'm catholic, you inbred mormon hick

Mormon? Wow. You're especially retarded, then, eh? Church of Christ is not Mormon, dipshit. That's Church of Latter Day Saints or some shit.

duh

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Jesus OP is a retard

*tips fedora*

Ameccrica?

>eh?
spotted the leaf

fucking kek

Then your mom wouldn't get my dick anymore

You're a dime bulb, too, huh? I already told you fucks I'm from McMinnville, Tennessee. Here. I'll prove it; Fuck hockey. Fuck maple syrup. Fuck socialized healthcare. Triler Park Boys is only mildly funny 90% of the time.

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Fucking Google.

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Are you fucking drunk, Gboard?

I think a more interesting question is what would happen if the mecca was destroyed? Would all the Muslims trying to pray each start spinning like a broken compass?

Old meme is old, user.

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