The Oasis of Qaseem: Desert Crown Of Mars

Honoring the Vision of Saudi Arabia upon Mars.

"By the noonday brightness,
by the night when it darkeneth,
thy lord hath not forsaken thee,
neigther hath he been displeased.
And surely the future shall be better for thee than the past,
and in the end shall thy Lord be bounteous to thee,
and thou be satisfied."

— Isaiah 58:10-11

Submitted for your consideration: a legacy written not in sand, but in stars. The Oasis of Qaseem-where the ancient art of the desert chase has evolved into the Qaseem Sabaq, a ballet of anti-gravity craft racing across the rust. But this is more than a sport. It is the spirit of a people who mastered the most unforgiving dunes on Earth, now applied to taming a planet. What you are about to witness is not merely a race. It is a culture in motion, a testament that the same heart that finds the divine in the silence of the desert can also find it in the roar of a Martian engine.

🦅 The Qaseem Sabaq: Wings Over The Rust

Premier Hovercraft Racing League of Mars | The Oasis of Qaseem

Race footage from the 2249 Season Finals. Pilots navigate the "Canyon of the Ancestors," a course designed to test precision honed by centuries of desert navigation wisdom.

THE SPORT OF A NEW HOMELAND

The Qaseem Sabaq is more than a race—it's the kinetic expression of a culture that refined survival in Earth's most brutal deserts. Here on Mars, that same spirit of endurance, precision, and honor has been translated into the most thrilling spectacle on the Red Planet.

Custom-built hovercraft, inspired by the elegant geometry of Islamic art and powered by repurposed atmospheric mining thrusters, skim centimeters or feets above the rust. Pilots—many descended from Bedouin navigators—rely on instinct and augmented reality displays that overlay traditional star-path diagrams onto Martian topography.

The Sabaq is the public face of the Oasis of Qaseem, but it fuels the dome's true mission: the quiet, revolutionary work in water reclamation and atmospheric processing that sustains colonies across Mars, and the asteroid belt. The race is the heartbeat; the science is the breath.

This is what happens when a civilization looks at a wasteland and sees not a barrier, but a proving ground.

The Qaseem Sabaq - Hovercraft Racing

🌙 From Earth's Sands to Martian Skies This presentation is inspired by the rich history, visionary spirit, and profund contributions of Arabic and Islamic civilization. It is offered as a tribute and an invitation to a shared interstellar future.

A story about the gifts we find in our differences.

Beyond the Race: A Day in the Life at Qaseem

Episode 3: The Water Weaver
Follow Dr. Elara Nassar, a hydro-engineer in the Oasis, as she troubleshoots a fault in the dome's primary moisture reclamation network—a system based on ancient Persian qanat principles scaled for a planet. Her work keeps the Sabaq tracks dust-free and the dome's gardens alive, but today, a failure could mean more than a cancelled race.

A story about the unseen hands that build the stage for spectacle.