The seven heavens and discoveries in astronomy

11-6-2001 | IslamWeb

Question:

I'm asking about seven heavens and recent human discoveries in the field of astronomy. Is there any connection between heavens and, for example, Alpha Century or other systems in the Universe? And should we think of that at all!

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Answer:

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.
Qur'an emphasizes meditation and thinking about the creation of the heavens and earth and about all the creatures that are around us. Allah Says (interpretation of meaning): {Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding. And think deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth,}[3:190-191] Allah also Says: {Do they not look at the camels, how they are created? And at the heaven, how it is raised? And at the mountains, how they are rooted and fixed firm? And at the earth, how it is spread out?}[88:17-20].
The aim for this meditation is to reach the final conclusions which are the greatness of these creatures, the accuracy and precision of their making, the beauty of their creation, and their marvelous uniformity and systematism. All these conclusions are evidence of the absolute Power of their Creator, The Almighty and Omnipotent. Allah is The Only Perfect One.
So, since we are but His creatures, we should fear Him, submit to Him, believe in Him and worship Him.
So, we should not be astonished by fabulous discoveries and honor the one who discovered them, this simple person who only noticed the existence of something, and forget to glorify, Allah the One Who created them from nothing.
On the other hand, we should not believe that the discovery of scientists is final and permanent truth. In fact, it is subject to change and to error because it emanates from a creature (the person) with limited capacities and skills unless this discovery comes in conformity with the Sharia texts which are permanently true and accurate. Allah knows best.