Rays of Wisdom for the Modern World
His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) is a beaming beacon of Divine guidance and support. His Holiness (aba) represents the highest level of a connection with God in today’s world and thus he is the spiritual leader for tens of millions across the world, and champions the message of fulfilling the rights owed to God, and fulfilling the duties we each owe to our fellow human beings. Over the course of his Friday Sermons, addresses on various occasions, meetings with different organizations and children’s classes, His Holiness (aba) imparts invaluable knowledge and insight on a remarkably vast array of topics.
The Review of Religions is honoured to present some of these ‘Rays of Wisdom’ from His Holiness (aba) taken from various sources, for the benefit of its readers.
Will Humans Ever Live on Another Planet?
With the rapid advancement of technology and major developments in space exploration, there has been widespread discussion as to whether the endeavour for humans to populate another planet will ever be successful. The likes of Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, are certainly vying to make that concept a reality. But will it actually happen before human civilisation is no more? A person once asked His Holiness (aba) about the likelihood of humans living on another planet.
His Holiness (aba) replied:
‘Allah knows best. There is life on other planets, if not on the planets known to us, then perhaps in some other solar system. There are other galaxies as well in this vast universe. So, it’s possible that it does happen, but Allah knows best. There certainly must be life, and humans might reach there, but up until now, it is just speculation. All the requirements that the body needs will have to be met. For example, the body needs oxygen, so it will have to be seen whether the required amounts of oxygen are present; whether the required gravitational force to be able to remain grounded is present, unlike the moon where if you took one step, you would move a distance of three miles without even realising. You would be trying to go to one room, but you’ll take one step and end up outside the home. So ultimately, Allah the Almighty knows best. Under these circumstances [where the requirements are not present], our bodies would not be able to survive there.’[1]
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- This Week With Huzoor – 7th February 2020
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