I really wish these clerics could take their message to potential suicide bombers. This way many innocent people wouldn't be killed. This planned trip to Mars is supposed to take place several years from now, and we don't know what scientists will come up with in the intervening years. These clerics should be considering what is happening in the here and now regarding suicide. After all, a suicide bomber is taking a one-way trip to the "Islamic Paradise."
Islamic clerics issue fatwa against living on Mars
By Jessica Chasmar
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The Washington Times
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Religious clerics in the UAE have issued a fatwa against one-way trips to Mars, arguing that inhabiting the Red Planet goes against Islamic teachings.
Such a one-way journey poses a real risk to life, and that can never be justified in Islam, ruled the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowment, the Dubai-based Khaleej Times reported.
There is a possibility that an individual who travels to planet Mars may not be able to remain alive there, and is more vulnerable to death, the committee said.
Mars One, based in Netherlands, had invited volunteers to fly to Mars to establish a permanent human colony, beginning in 2023. There is no technology, however, to ensure a return trip to Earth.
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Islamic clerics issue fatwa against living on Mars
By Jessica Chasmar
-
The Washington Times
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Religious clerics in the UAE have issued a fatwa against one-way trips to Mars, arguing that inhabiting the Red Planet goes against Islamic teachings.
Such a one-way journey poses a real risk to life, and that can never be justified in Islam, ruled the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowment, the Dubai-based Khaleej Times reported.
There is a possibility that an individual who travels to planet Mars may not be able to remain alive there, and is more vulnerable to death, the committee said.
Mars One, based in Netherlands, had invited volunteers to fly to Mars to establish a permanent human colony, beginning in 2023. There is no technology, however, to ensure a return trip to Earth.
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Read more: Islamic clerics issue fatwa against living on Mars - Washington Times