Islamic view of space exploration
Question: 1887
As-salam-alaikum
With all this talk of space exploration and “whether there is life” outside
our beautiful planet, what does the Quran have to say about alien beings?
Furthermore, should we discover life on another planet, how should we
react to this new discovery? This may sound as a strange question, but the
thought is in my belief an interesting one, which brings into question
science that does not always work side by side with any religion.
Salams.
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
Islam does not prevent man from attempting to explore space and the wonders it
contains, or from looking at the dominion of Allaah and what He has created in heaven
and earth, as He has commanded us to do in His Book. But we should pay attention to
two things:
- We should weigh the time, effort and money spent on this purpose against the
benefits which we expect to gain from it. - Man should first learn how to walk and behave on earth before he tries to go into
space.
May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.
Source:
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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