Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Islamic perspective on aliens and their nature

“Today's human thinks that there is a more developed being in this universe called aliens and they are trying to discover them. Is this a sign of angels or jinns or is it a human illusion? What answer can be given from an Islamic point of view?”Asked by Shah Nawaz Zafar, Delhi

He answers at 1:35:36 in Purpose of Human Life · 52 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:35:36
maulana, agla sawal delhi se hai mr shahnawaz zafar sahib ka. unhon ne poocha hai: "aaj ka insan yeh samajhta hai ke is se bhi zyada developed koi jio hai is universe mein jis ko alien kehte hain aur woh is ko discover karne mein lage hue hain. kya yeh farishton ki nishani hai ya jinat ki ya woh insan ka waham hai? islamic point of view se is ka kya jawab ho sakta hai?" yeh koi discovery to hai nahin, yeh to ek mufrada hai ke is pe kya irada de sakte hain hum? kuch logon ne farz kar rakha hai, is ke liye rocket uda rahe hain. is ki koi haqeeqat, is ki kuch kuch bhi nahin hai. is ki koi scientific haqeeqat nahin hai. yeh yeh mufrada hai, mufrada sirf.
1:36:28
maulana, agla sawal delhi se miss naghma siddiqui ka hai. unhon ne likha hai: "quran being a preserved book of god gives us such a lot of conviction.
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