Noun: The term for a Muslim spacefarer, comparable to "Astronaut", "Angkasawan", "Cosmonaut", "Taikonaut", etc. Derived from "Najm", the Arabic word for "Star".
Thanks to the Syrian Civil War - Muhammed Faris is the only Najmonaut, indeed the only astronaut ever, to have gone on to live as a refugee.
by Barb_Manatee May 01, 2021
(noun) A Muslim spacefarer intended specifically to advance conquest or colonization of other worlds. Derived from "Tariq", the Arab conqueror of Spain, and "Nautes", the Greek suffix indicating the navigators of a vessel. Compared to Astronaut, Taikonaut, Najmonaut, Angkasawan, Cosmonaut, etc.
While many Muslim countries have sent Najmonauts into space over the past forty years, only the United Arab Emirates has pledged to put Tariqnauts on Mars as part of their current program.
by Barb_Manatee May 10, 2021