Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s known Muslim clergy and Supreme Ulema Council member Al-Sheikh Ali Hakimi has offered statements pertaining to the journey to Mars, terming it to be a ‘prohibition’, considering the Islamic preaching. He stated it to be synonymous to taking oneself to death.’ There is no space of such activity in Islam’, the scholar further said.
It is to be mentioned here that around 1 million people have registered to apply for the journey to the planet. Among the applicants, include large number of Muslims belongings from various sects across the globe, including the Saudi Arabia.
According to the Saudi scholar Hakimi, life of a man is a custody embodied to a man. Hence, a Muslim should not put his life into danger. Further he said that travelling to Mars requires 7 month time period in space due to its far location from Earth. There remain much chance of deaths and loss of one’s life. Therefore, the journey is prohibited. He said that first animals should be taken to Mars. If successful, people shall then be allowed to take the space flight.
An individual below 40 -age group can take on board to the space flight with payment of 38 dollars only. Aeronautical experts provide the necessary training required for the approved candidates. Reports have stated that only 6 out of 477 Saudi applicants could be termed eligible for Mars journey.
not a good thing..in QURAN we are ordered to explore..i dn’t understand this fatwa…
u r r8 maimona zafar..
You did not read complete fatwa.
this is fake. islam ko badnam kerny ki yahoodi sazish
its goo fatwa i think… i have just one question from all of you….. are we finished our all problems on the earth???? nothing….. so why we go away from earth….?? first you people may solve your problems in world..
there was a time .. when popular clerk of Saudi arabia bin baz challenge a debate to Dr Abdus salam on topic of “earth is not revolving around sun but earth is the center of our solar system”, You can only laugh on these salay mulahs … who makes our religion mock.. science is not your field .. you ignorant mulah stay away in ur area ..fool only Suadies badoos.. dont try to be smart .. that u r not ..