Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is it true that Neil Armstrong heard the Azaan on the moon and when he came back 2 earth he heard the azaan again in a local mosque and became Muslim?

· 11 Rajab 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1081English

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Is it true that Neil Armstrong heard the Azaan on the moon and when he came back 2 earth he heard the azaan again in a local mosque and became Muslim?

Answer

We are not aware of Neil Armstrong's experience of hearing the Adhaan in the moon and his subsequent reversion to Islam.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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