Beyond Our World
What lies beyond the world we can see?
For centuries, humanity has looked toward the heavens and wondered whether creation extends far beyond our ordinary perception. Islamic revelation speaks of a universe filled with realities both visible and unseen-seven heavens, angels, jinn, mysterious creatures, other earths, and realms whose full nature remains beyond human knowledge.
Beyond Our World explores these questions through the Qur'an, authentic Hadith, classical Muslim scholarship, and the perspective of modern science.
The book examines the seven heavens, the world of angels and jinn, the Isra and Mi'raj, Ya'juj and Ma'juj, the mysterious Jassasah, the seven earths, reports concerning other Adams, and classical discussions about multiple worlds. It then turns to one of the most fascinating questions of our time: Does Islam allow the possibility of life beyond Earth?
Rather than forcing modern theories into ancient texts, this book carefully separates established Islamic teachings from classical interpretations, weak narrations, folklore, and modern speculation. It also considers what contemporary astronomy has discovered about exoplanets and the search for life beyond Earth.
The result is an exploration of the boundary between revelation, history, science, and the unknown.
Some questions have clear answers.
Some have possibilities.
And some remain mysteries.
Beyond Our World invites the reader to explore those mysteries with curiosity, faith, and intellectual honesty-while remembering that the limits of human knowledge do not limit the vastness of Allah's creation.
Burhan Bin Usman
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