List of Muslim astronauts
This is a list of Muslim astronauts who have traveled to space.
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, the first astronaut of royal blood, and the first Arab and Muslim to fly in outer space.
List of Muslim Astronauts
| Country | Name | Mission (Launch Date) | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia |
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud[1] | STS-51-G (June 17, 1985) | First Muslim, first Saudi, first Arab and first royal in space |
 Syria |
Muhammed Faris[2] | Mir EP-1 (July 22, 1987) | First Syrian in space |
 Soviet Union (currently  Azerbaijan) |
Musa Manarov[3] | Mir EO-3 (December 21, 1987) Soyuz TM-11 (December 2, 1990) |
Total of 541 days in space |
 Afghanistan |
Abdul Ahad Mohmand[2] | Mir EP-3 (August 29, 1988) | First Afghan in space |
 Kazakhstan |
Toktar Aubakirov[2] | Soyuz TM-13 (October 2, 1991) | First Kazakh in space |
| Kazakhstan |
Talgat Musabayev[2] | Soyuz TM-19 (November 4, 1994) Soyuz TM-27 (August 25, 1998) Soyuz TM-32 (May 6, 2001) |
Second Kazakh in space,Total of 341 days in space |
 Russia (born in  Kyrgyzstan) |
Salizhan Sharipov[2] | STS-89 (January 20, 1998) Expedition 10 (October 14, 2004) |
Total of 201 days in space |
 United States (born in  Iran) |
Anousheh Ansari[3] | Soyuz TMA-9 (September 18, 2006) | First female space tourist; first Muslim woman in space |
 Malaysia |
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor[2] | Soyuz TMA-11 (October 10, 2007) | First Malaysian in space |
| Kazakhstan |
Aidyn Aimbetov[2] | Soyuz TMA-18M (September 2, 2015) | Third Kazakh in space |
Praying towards Mecca in space
Malaysia's space agency, Angkasa, convened a conference of 150 Islamic scientists and scholars in 2006 to address the question, among others, of how to pray towards Mecca in space. A document was produced in early 2007 called A Guideline of Performing Ibadah (worship) at the International Space Station (ISS) and was approved by Malaysia's National Fatwa Council.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ A prince in space at Saudi Aramco World, January/February 1986, p20-29
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 El-Maghraby, Tamer (19 March 2007). "Eight Muslims in Space and Counting". IslamOnline.net. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- 1 2 "Nine Muslims in space" (PDF). The Brunei Times. 23 July 2010.
- ↑ "A Muslim Astronaut’s Dilemma—How to Face Mecca From Space" by Patrick Di Justo Wired 26 Sep 2007:
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