Do aliens exist?

Yes. The Holy Qur’an speaks of living creatures not only on earth but also in the heavens, and it foretells that they will be brought together with human beings. How and where this will happen is still open.

Science has been searching for life beyond the earth for a long time. So far there is no certain discovery. The Holy Qur’an, on the other hand, states quite openly that God has created life not only on our planet.

The first verse above mentions the heavens and the earth and the living creatures God has spread through both. So it speaks of creatures beyond the earth as well. The second verse mentions the creatures in the heavens and names the angels separately. It is therefore not only about spiritual beings, but about living creatures.

The first verse says something more. God has the power to bring these creatures together whenever He wills. This means that life on earth and life elsewhere will one day come into contact.

What that meeting will look like, the Holy Qur’an does not say. It may happen through messages across vast distances, it may happen on earth, or somewhere else in space. That remains open, and it is wise not to claim more than we know.

For a believer this thought is not unsettling. God is the Lord of all the worlds, not only of the earth. That He has created life elsewhere fits His greatness. Only two things are certain. Such life exists, and humanity will come into contact with it.