{"id":3418,"date":"2014-02-22T15:44:06","date_gmt":"2014-02-22T15:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp3\/?p=3418"},"modified":"2014-02-22T15:44:06","modified_gmt":"2014-02-22T15:44:06","slug":"quran-encourages-exploration-mars-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunnionline.us\/english\/2014\/02\/22\/3418\/","title":{"rendered":"Qur\u2019an Encourages Exploration: Mars One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/stories\/news3\/quran-Encourages.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"float: right; margin: 5px;\" \/>Seeking to guarantee hundreds of its Muslim fans, the company planning the first manned mission to Mars has assured Muslims that the noble Qur\u2019an encourages exploration, urging scholars to allow Muslims \u2018to witness God\u2019s creation in heaven\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe Muslim world has a rich tradition of exploration,\u201d Mars One said in a statement quoted by The Telegraph.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe verse from the Quran [&#8216;and among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variations in your languages and your colors: verily in that are Signs for those who know (Quran 30: 22)&#8217;] encourages Muslims to go out and see the signs of God\u2019s creation in the &#8220;heavens and the earth&#8221;,\u201d it added.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mars One, a Dutch company, which invited volunteers to fly and live on the Red Planet, without offering a technology so far that would enable a return trip from Mars to Earth.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The company is planning the first such trip to Mars in 2023 and another crew every two years afterwards with the goal of establishing a permanent human colony.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It allows applicants aged between 18 and 40 years who are in good physical condition.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With only $38 for the trip, thousands of volunteers, including some 500 Saudis and other Arabs, have reportedly applied for the mission which costs $6 billion.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In December Mars One short-listed 1,058 people to take part in trials for the ambitious project.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The trip got a setback after a fatwa by an Emirati religious authority has warned that such a trip is prohibited according to Islam, as it threatens lives for no righteous reason.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In a bid to assure its Muslim fans, the company cited examples of Muslim travelers who explored the world hundreds of years ago.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe most influential example of this was the Moroccan Muslim traveler Ibn Battuta, who from 1325 to 1355 travelled 73,000 miles, visiting the equivalent of 44 modern countries,\u201d Mars One said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Not Suicide<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mars One also disputed that the mission was tantamount to suicide.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cSpace exploration, just like Earth exploration, will come with risks and rewards. It may seem extremely dangerous to send humans to Mars today, but the humans will be preceded by at least eight cargo missions,\u201d the organization said.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cRobotic unmanned vehicles will prepare the habitable settlement. Water and a breathable atmosphere will be produced inside the habitat and the settlement will be operational for two years, even before the first crew leaves Earth.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIf we may be so bold: the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowment (GAIAE) should not analyze the risk as they perceive it today. The GAIAE should assess the potential risk for humans as if an unmanned habitable outpost is ready and waiting on Mars. Any progress requires taking risks, but in this case the reward is &#8220;the next giant leap for mankind&#8221;. That reward is certainly worth the risks involved in this mission.\u201d<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It added: \u201cMars One respectfully requests GAIAE to cancel the Fatwa and make the greatest Rihla, or journey, of all times open for Muslims, too.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThey can be the first Muslims to witness the signs of God\u2019s creation in heaven, drawing upon the rich culture of travel and exploration of early Islam.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mars lies on average 141.6million miles from the Sun and has an average temperature of -85F (-65C).<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Its atmosphere is desperately thin &#8211; one per cent of Earth\u201ds pressure &#8211; and is 95 per cent carbon dioxide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Source:<\/span> <em><strong>OnIslam<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seeking to guarantee hundreds of its Muslim fans, the company planning the first manned mission to Mars has assured Muslims that the noble Qur\u2019an encourages exploration, urging scholars to allow Muslims \u2018to witness God\u2019s creation in heaven\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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