Aliens life on other planets.
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Q.NO.1:-
There are already signs of life in other planets...and possibilty is there
might be life there...other planets...other galaxies...why is there no mention
of life on other planets in the Holy Quran???
Q.NO.2:- Have you ever thought...wondered...why God sent all his messengers to
the middle east??? i don`t recal that there was a messenger of God sent to
Africa...or south america....or for that mater china...
Q.NO.3:- God created angels...angels who obey..pure...made out of light...then
why did iblis disobey??? as far as my knowledge goes...angels aren`t programmed
to disobey God!! iblis is supposed to be the one who creats all evil...then
who....and what made iblis disobey and be evil??? was there an evil force
before iblis??? can you answer this?? see the thing is...something pure..like
angels...can make mistakes....do evil...then humans...made out of sounding
mud...clay...aren`t they bound to make mistakes??? i mean ...you know what i am
talkin about right??? how will you answer this question if a non muslim asks
you???how will you justify heaven and hell?? when even an angel can disobey
God??
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Aliens life on other
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In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Q-1:….there
are already signs of life in other planets...and possibilty is there might be
life there...other planets...other galaxies...why is there no mention of life
on other planets in the Holy Quran???
Respected brother in Islam, we must realize that the
Glorious Quran, although it contains many an information about the sciences of
medicine, astronomy, geology, psychology, etc., it was not revealed to teach
mankind the knowledge of these sciences which one may discover through research
and experience, but it was revealed as a Book of Guidance to the Straight
Path.
The Glorious Quran does not go against any confirmed
scientific fact (like the earth revolves around its axis, or the movement in
their orbits of the heavenly bodies, or the details of the unborn child in a
mothers womb, etc.), for indeed the Quran was sent by none other than the One
Who Created Science and gave it its Nature.
The existence of extra-terrestrial beings or ‘aliens’ is a
theory, not a scientific fact! Allah
Alone knows if such things as ‘aliens’ exist in outer space, and the Quran and
Sunnah are silent about this topic. The
Quran and the Sunnah neither confirm the existence of aliens in outer space,
nor does it deny it; thus the only way to know for sure is if and when science
confirms or denies its existence as a fact, not as a mere theory.
The reason the Quran and the Sunnah are silent on this or
any other issue is not because the Lord Most Wise (and I seek refuge in Allah
from even saying this!) forgot or is unaware, but because the information was
not essential or needed for the guidance of mankind to the Straight Path. If the information was essential for the
guidance of mankind, then without an iota of a doubt, it would have been
related by Allah and His Messenger (saws) to mankind.
Regardless of whether there are other forms of life
existing in outer space or not, the one thing we must be absolutely sure of is:
if such life does or did exist, then that life would be, without an iota of a
doubt, a creation of, and governed by the Laws of the One and Only Creator of
all things in existence: Allah Subhanah,Who Alone is the Creator and Sustainer
of everything, and we reiterate, absolutely everything in existence!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 34 Surah
Saba verse 1:
1 Praise be to Allah to Whom belong all
things in the heavens and on earth: to Him be Praise in the Hereafter: and He
is Full of Wisdom acquainted with all things.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 30 Surah
Rome verse 26:
26 To Him (Allah) belongs every being that is in the heavens and on
earth: all are devoutly obedient to Him.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 10 Surah
Yunus verse 3:
3 Verily your Lord is Allah Who created the
heavens and the earth in six Days and is firmly established on the Throne (of
authority), regulating and governing all things. No intercessor (can plead with Him) except
after His leave (hath been obtained).
This is Allah, your Lord; Him therefore serve ye: will ye not then
celebrate His praises?
Q-2: ….have
you ever thought...wondered...why God sent all his messengers to the middle
east??? i don`t recal that there was a messenger of God sent to Africa...or
south america....or for that mater china...
Islam or the prescribed and approved ‘way of life’ for
attaining peace in this world and salvation in the Hereafter by surrendering
the will of man to the Will of Allah,
was the religion which originated from the very first man who was sent
to this world, the common father of all
mankind and the Noble Prophet of Allah,
Adam (a.s.).
This way of life (Islam) was the deen of all the Prophets
who ever came to this earth. The Holy
Quran mentions only about 26 Prophets of Allah by name, and the fact is that they all originated in
the larger
In light of the guidance of the Quran and the Sunnah, what
we do know with absolute certainty is that Allah Subhanah sent His Prophets to
every community and Ummah through all times and ages, starting with the first
man on earth, Prophet Adam (a.s.) and ending with the Last and Final Prophet
and the Seal of Allah’s Messengers, Prophet Mohamed ibn Abdullah (saws).
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 40 Surah
Mumin verse 78:
78 We did aforetime send Prophets before
thee (O Mohamed (saws)): of them there are some whose
story We have related to thee, and others whose story We have not related
to thee.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 13 Surah
Raad verse 7:
7 And the Unbelievers say! "Why is not
a Sign sent down to him (Prophet Mohamed (saws)) from his Lord?" But thou (O Prophet (saws)) art truly a
warner, and to every people (We
have sent) a Guide.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 35 Surah
Fatir verses 24-26:
24 Verily We have sent thee (O Mohamed (saws)) in Truth as a bearer of
glad tidings and as a warner: and there never was a people without a
warner having lived among them (in the past).
25 And if they reject thee (O Mohamed (saws)), so did their
predecessors to whom came their Messengers with Clear Signs, Books of Dark
Prophecies, and the Book of Enlightenment.
26 In the end did I punish those who rejected faith: and how (terrible)
was My rejection (of them)!
In light of the absolutely clear guidance of the Glorious
Qruan, the Lord All-Just, All-Merciful sent His Prophets to every nation and
every people all over the world; all relaying the exact same Message of belief
and worship of the One and Only Lord Creator Alone.
It seems that the main reason and wisdom the Glorious
Quran only finds mention of the names of the Prophets of Allah that originated
in the Middle East, is that when Prophet
Mohamed (saws) told them the stories of
these Prophets, the people who were
being addressed (The Arabs, the Jews, and the Christians, etc.) were already
aware of those names, their message and their existence. Allah Subhanah cites the stories of various
Prophets in His Glorious Qruan as examples,
to warn the people, that Allah
destroyed those communities before you that rejected the Message of Allah, and give good news to the believers. It was also to reconfirm to the Jews and
Christians of the time (and even today),
that Mohamed (saws) had not come
with a new religion, but came to confirm
the religion that they all claimed they followed, that is, the religion of Prophet Ibraheem
(a.s.).. The Glorious Quran also states
and declares that Prophet Mohamed (saws) was sent to confirm the Message of the
previous Prophets, and set-right the corruptions these people had
innovated/added/subtracted from their original religion, according to their own
whims and fancies and without any right from Allah Subhanah.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verses 40-41:
40 O children of
41 And believe in what I reveal (Quran) confirming the Revelation
which is with you and be not the first to reject faith therein, nor
sell My Signs for a small price: and fear Me and Me alone
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah
Nisaa vese 47:
47 O ye people of the Book! Believe in what We have (now) revealed (The
Quran) confirming what was (already) with you before We change
the face and fame of some (of you) beyond all recognition and turn them
hindwards or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers: for the Decisions of
Allah must be carried out.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah
Anaam verse 92:
92 And this (Al-Quran) is a Book which We have revealed bringing
blessings and confirming (the Revelations) which came before it:
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 35 Surah
Fatir verse 31:
31 That which We have revealed to thee (O Mohamed (saws)) of the Book
(Al-Quran) is the Truth confirming what was (Revealed) before it:
for Allah is assuredly with respect to his servants, Well Acquainted and
Fully-Observant!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 91:
91 When it is said to them: "believe in what Allah hath sent
down" they say "We believe (only) in what was sent down to us";
yet they reject all besides, even if it be Truth confirming what is with
them.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 101:
101 And when came to them a Messenger from Allah confirming what
was with them, a party of the People of the Book threw away the Book of
Allah behind their backs as if (it had been something) they did not know!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah
Maidah verse 48:
48 To thee (O Mohamed (saws)) We sent the Scripture (Al-Quran) in
Truth, confirming the Scriptures that came before it and guarding it in
safety; so judge between them by what Allah hath revealed and follow
not their vain desires, diverging from the Truth that hath come to thee. To each among you have We prescribed a Law
and an
The disbelievers amongst the Arabs, the Jews, and the
Christians of the times strongly opposed and rejected the Message and the
Mission which Prophet Mohamed (saws) was sent on by His Lord, even though they
well knew the names and stories of the ancient Prophets from their own
Scriptures. One can only imagine what
these evil rejecters and disbelievers in the Truth would have done and said if
Prophet Mohamed (saws) told them the names and stories of the other Prophets of
Allah whom they did not recognize, and of regions and people of the earth whom
they had never even heard of!
In light of the absolutely clear guidance of the Quran and
the Sunnah, it is evident that the Lord Most Just sent His Prophets to proclaim
His Message to every people that ever existed on this earth…..a few amongst
them whose stories are mentioned by name; and others whose stories or names do
not find mention in the Last and Final Message of the Glorious Quran
Your
Question: …God created angels...angels who obey..pure...made out of
light...then why did iblis disobey??? as
far as my knowledge goes...angels aren`t programmed to disobey God!!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 39 Surah
Zumar verse 62:
62 Allah is the Creator of all things and He is the Guardian and Disposer of all affairs.
Allah Subhanah created absolutely everything in existence,
including the Angels…and it is He Who bestowed the Angels their inherent nature
of total and absolute purity, and unconditional obedience to His each and every
Command.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 66 Surah
Tahreem verse 6:
6 O ye who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a Fire
whose fuel is men and stones over which are (appointed) Angels, stern and
severe, who flinch not (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allah; but they do (precisely and exactly) what
they are Commanded.
Unlike men and Jinns, the Angels are neither bestowed with
a ‘free will’ by their Lord to choose between obedience and disobedience, nor
are they involved in a test, nor will they be held accountable for their deeds
on that Inevitable and Tumultuous Day of Judgment!
Your
Question:...then why did iblis disobey???
Contrary to popular (and obviously absolutely erroneous)
belief, Iblees was NOT an Angel….but rather one amongst the Jinns who have been
bestowed by their Lord with a ‘free will’ to choose between obedience and
disobedience as a test for a limited period…..and the evil and accursed Iblees
chose to disobey his Lord and Creator.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 18 Surah
Kahf verse 50:
50 Behold! We said to the Angels "Bow down to Adam": they bowed down except Iblis.
He (Iblees) was one of the Jinns, and he broke the
Command of his Lord. Will ye then take
him and his progeny as protectors rather than Me? And they are enemies to you!
Evil would be the exchange for the wrongdoers!
Your
Question: ….see the thing is...something pure..like angels...can make
mistakes....do evil...then humans...made out of sounding mud...clay...aren`t
they bound to make mistakes??? i mean ...you know what i am talkin about
right??? how will you answer this question if a non muslim asks you???how will
you justify heaven and hell?? when even an angel can disobey God??
Respected brother, as quoted in the above Aayah of Surah
Kahf, Allah Subhanah confirms in His Glorious Quran that Iblees was not an
Angel, but rather one amongst the Jinns, who chose to disobey his Lord and
Creator.
It seems that the whole misunderstanding that Iblees was
one of the Angels and not from the Jinn race originates from the
misinterpretation of the current Bible, where some amongst the Christian
commentators have taken Lucifer to be the ‘fallen angel’!!!
12"How you are fallen from
heaven,
O Day Star (Latin: Lucifer), son of Dawn!
How you are cut down
to the ground,
you who laid the nations low!
13You said in your heart,
'I will ascend to heaven;
above the stars of God
I will set my throne on high;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
in the far reaches of the north;
14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.'
Bible, Book of Isiah
14:12-14
There is absolutely no doubt from the Truth of the
Glorious Quran that Iblees was not one amongst the Angels, but was rather from
the Jinn race.
Your
Statement:….see the thing is...something pure..like angels...can make
mistakes....do evil...
Respected brother, in light of the absolutely clear
Guidance of the Glorious Quran, the Angels of Allah are absolutely pure,
unconditionally obedient to each and every Command of their Lord….and it is not
in their nature, nor in their ‘program’, nor is it possible for them to ever
make an error, or a mistake, or any evil whatsoever in the least!!!
The Lord Creator has just not bestowed His Angels with a
‘free will’ to choose between obedience and disobedience (like the humans and
the Jinns), nor are they involved in a test, nor will they have an accounting,
nor will they be rewarded with Paradise or condemned to Hell Fire!!!
Your
Question:...then humans...made out of sounding mud...clay...aren`t they bound
to make mistakes???
Amongst all His creation, the Lord Most High Chose to bestow
only the humans (and the Jinns) with ‘free will’ to choose between obedience
and disobedience, and thus involved them to a test for a limited period of one
life.
Because of the nature of the ‘free will’ bestowed by their
Lord, it is indeed accurate that humans are prone to error, mistakes, transgression
and indeed sin.
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: ‘Every son of Adam is a sinner;
and the best (or most loved by Allah amongst them) are those who constantly
turn to Allah in repentance.’
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The truth brother is that it was never the goal, or
intent, or aim of creation to make the human beings sinless like the
Angels….had that been the intent or the goal, the Lord Most High would never
have created a creation who would be given the option or the choice to choose
between obedience and disobedience!
What would be the purpose or wisdom of taking a ‘test’ or
an ‘exam’ where the one giving the ‘test’ is not allowed or permitted to give a
wrong or incorrect answer?? A ‘test’ is
only a ‘test’ when one has the option to either choose the right answer and
pass the ‘test’; or choose the wrong answer and thus fail the ‘test’!!!
Hadrat Abu Hurayrah (r.a.) reported that the
Messenger of Allah (saws) said: ‘By Him in Whose Hands is my life, if none of you (mankind) committed sin,
Allah would annihilate you (from the face of this earth) and instead bring
forth a people who would commit sin, then seek His forgiveness…so that He may
forgive them.’
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Such is the magnitude and vastness of the Mercy of our
Supreme Examiner, that the Lord Most Gracious has allowed every human being
(and the Jinns) the opportunity to ‘right’ the ‘wrong’ they might have done in
their past, simply by turning to Him in ‘taubah’ and seeking sincere forgiveness…..but
this ‘taubah’ is only acceptable if one does it during the period of their
‘test’, which is before one meets with their inevitable appointment of
death….for that is when the ‘test’ ordained by Allah Subhanah ends!
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 39 Surah
Zumur verses 53-54:
(O Prophet) say: “O My servants who have wronged
their own souls….Do not despair of Allah’s Mercy! Surely,
Allah forgives all sins. He indeed
is the All Forgiving, All Merciful. Return to your Lord and submit to Him before the scourge overtakes you; for then you may get no help from anywhere.”
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2357 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "He who
repents of a sin is like him who has committed no sin."
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2339 Narrated by Abu Sa'id
Allah's Messenger (saws) said that the
Shaytaan said, "By Thy Might, my Lord, I shall continue to lead Thy
servants astray as long as their
spirits are in their bodies!" The Lord, Who is Great and Glorious, replied,
"By My Might, Glory and Exalted Station, I shall continue to pardon them
as long as they ask My forgiveness!"
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2338 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "Allah
accepts a servant's repentance (taubah) till
he gives up his spirit in death."
Just as man is prone to error, and mistakes, and
transgression, and sin….he has also been given the ‘intelligence’ and the ‘free
will’ for a transitory period of one life time to choose to turn back to his
Lord Creator in ‘taubah’ and seek repentance for his sins! Only those who constantly choose and exercise
this option of ‘taubah’ and seeking repentance for their transgressions will be
successful in the Hereafter!
Instead of wasting one’s energy and invaluable (and
limited) time in challenging the very nature of the test one is involved in, it
would be prudence, and intelligence, and wisdom, and definitely better for
one’s life in this world and indeed the Hereafter if one were to accept the
‘test’ one is involved in, and expend their energy and their time in choosing
to turn unto their Lord in ‘taubah’ and seeking repentance.
If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and
commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws),
one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any
other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be
assured of being led astray.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister