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2007-07-30 Arabia

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Posted by mrp 2007-07-30 08:53|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ] Top

#1 The logical conclusion: Allah don't care which direction you face.

But go try and tell them that.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-07-30 10:11|| 2007-07-30 10:11|| Front Page Top

#2 No..no...
See, this is why they have been losing in Iraq and Afghanistan. It all makes sense now! Align your prayers to Mecca and all will be right in the world! They will win and get global domination and a free pony!
/sarc

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-07-30 10:13|| 2007-07-30 10:13|| Front Page Top

#3 That's because the local imam determines the direction based on tradition and not scientific evidence. I've told the story before of the British contractor constructing a mosque on Embassy Row in Riyadh in the early 70's. They made polaris shots, consulted the best maps, and surveyed the new building to align perfectly with the Kaaba in Mecca. After construction was well under way, the local imam visited and directed them to realign the mosque based on his ~~understanding~~ ignorance. Tradition trumps science in the Magic Kingdom. Good luck to Abelaziz in getting things changed. There's probably a fatwa already on this heretic.

Posted by GK 2007-07-30 10:20|| 2007-07-30 10:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Looks like it might be time to head down to Mosque Depot to pick up some stuff for an improvement project.
Unless, of course, you all want to go to HELL!!!

Posted by tu3031 2007-07-30 10:35|| 2007-07-30 10:35|| Front Page Top

#5 After posting #3,I got to thinking about the proliferation of cell phones with built-in gibla* indicators in the MME. That must rankle some traditionalists. There are probably more mis-aligned mosques in the region than Abelaziz discovered.
*The qibla is the direction from a location on Earth towards the Kaaba.

Posted by GK 2007-07-30 10:56|| 2007-07-30 10:56|| Front Page Top

#6 I hope they realize Google earth is a tool of the Zionist Conspiracy. The Jews are trying to get them to point their collect ass in the wrong direction.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2007-07-30 11:11|| 2007-07-30 11:11|| Front Page Top

#7 So the worshippers at those mosques are in a state of "Jahiliyah" and a jihad must be in order. Red on red?

Posted by James">James 2007-07-30 11:34|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2007-07-30 11:34|| Front Page Top

#8 I guess that they had better tear every last one of them down.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-07-30 12:32|| 2007-07-30 12:32|| Front Page Top

#9 What's Arabic for "Inconceivable" ?

Posted by eLarson 2007-07-30 14:30|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2007-07-30 14:30|| Front Page Top

#10 What's arabic for "Who gives a rat's ass?"

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-07-30 14:59|| 2007-07-30 14:59|| Front Page Top

#11 So much for those great Islamic astronomers.

Posted by Darrell 2007-07-30 18:12|| 2007-07-30 18:12|| Front Page Top

#12 #10 - I think in Arabic it's probably "Who gives a goat's ass?" ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-07-30 18:31|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-07-30 18:31|| Front Page Top

#13 Wait till they figure out that the Earth is a shpere, so from here, Mecca is in da floor. If more than about 20 miles from Mecca, ya gotta pray into the ground or your prayers will spin out into the universe. And someone else will eat your raisins.

Posted by wxjames 2007-07-30 20:10|| 2007-07-30 20:10|| Front Page Top

#14 I think in Arabic it's probably "Who ~~gives a~~ gets the goat's ass?" ;-p

Fixed it for ya.

Posted by AzCat 2007-07-30 20:33|| 2007-07-30 20:33|| Front Page Top

#15 yep...guess what? Next year, after realigning all the mosques? a slight correction requires you realign them a bit more...damn

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-07-30 22:18|| 2007-07-30 22:18|| Front Page Top

#16 Maybe mosques should be constructed on gimbaled supports so that they could be constantly adjusted to deal with plate tectonics and all that stuff.

Maybe it should be a requirement as construction of mosques like that should bankrupt even the richest oil tycoons. What does Allah care about economics anyway?

Posted by 3dc 2007-07-30 22:59|| 2007-07-30 22:59|| Front Page Top

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