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as far as I am aware, the first Muslim astronaut, Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud (a Saudia prince and fighter pilot) in 1985 consulted the imams about how to pray in space, and it, generally, was "try to face earth, Mecca if able." Meanwhile, the issue of fasting, when not aligned with traditional sunlight distributions, or the being able to fully be prostrate during prayer--problems that aren't conceivable while living on our terrestrial home
https://www.npr.org/2011/07/12/137790385/praying-toward-mecca-in-outer-space
https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/592495
Islam, for all of its perceptions of extremism and fundamentalism, can be an extremely practical and adaptable religion and is one reason I want to write a story about mulsims on mars
