Has Allah Asked Us to Venture into Space and Discover the Universe?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle

Question

 Has Allah asked us to venture into space and discover the universe?

Answer

Thank you for your important question.

Allah Most High has created us so that we might realise and act upon our complete slavehood to Him. Part of this is to appreciate what is due to him in every single sphere of our existence: the religious, social, personal, political, environmental.

Appreciating our slavehood to Allah in environmental and political matters does include knowing about space, fulfilling our stewardship towards the universe, and giving each other our respective rights to the use of space.

As for merely discovering and travelling in space for the sake of it, I don’t believe we have been commanded to do that. 

Please see: Ecology in Islamic Culture: A Selected Critical Bibliography

I pray this helps.

[Ustadh] Farid
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Ustadh Farid Dingle has completed extensive years of study in the sciences of the Arabic language and the various Islamic Sciences. During his studies, he also earned a CIFE Certificate in Islamic Finance. Over the years, he has developed a masterful ability to craft lessons that help non-Arabic speakers gain a deep understanding of the language. He currently teaches courses in the Arabic Language.