Do other intelligent beings exist in some other planet besides man according to Quran or Hadith?
The Qur'an discusses the existence of other intelligent beings, specifically mentioning jinn, who are considered sentient creatures created by Allah from smokeless fire. In Surah Al-An'am, Allah addresses both jinn and humans, saying: O ye assembly of the jinn and humankind! Came there not unto you messengers of your own who recounted unto you My tokens and warned you of the meeting of this your Day?
6:130. This verse implies that there are beings other than humans who have received guidance from messengers.
Additionally, in Surah Al-Anbiyaa, it states: And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men, whom We inspired. Ask the followers of the Reminder if ye know not?
21:7. This verse indicates that the messengers sent by Allah were human, but it does not rule out the existence of other intelligent beings.
Scholars have interpreted these verses to suggest that while humans are the primary recipients of divine messages, the existence of other beings, like the jinn, is acknowledged in Islamic theology. However, the Qur'an does not explicitly mention the existence of extraterrestrial intelligent beings on other planets.
In terms of hadith, while there are references to the jinn and their interactions with humans, there is no clear mention of intelligent beings living on other planets or in other realms. The focus remains primarily on the relationship between Allah, humans, and jinn.
Overall, while the Qur'an acknowledges the existence of jinn as sentient beings, it does not provide explicit references to other intelligent beings on different planets. The concept remains open to interpretation and speculation within Islamic thought.
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6:130 · Al-An'aam
6:130 · Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
يَٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ رُسُلٌۭ مِّنكُمْ يَقُصُّونَ عَلَيْكُمْ ءَايَٰتِى وَيُنذِرُونَكُمْ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَٰذَا ۚ قَالُوا۟ شَهِدْنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِنَا ۖ وَغَرَّتْهُمُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَشَهِدُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ كَٰفِرِينَ
O ye assembly of the jinn and humankind! Came there not unto you messengers of your own who recounted unto you My tokens and warned you of the meeting of this your Day? They will say: We testify against ourselves. And the life of the world beguiled them. And they testify against themselves that they were disbelievers.
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21:7 · Al-Anbiyaa
21:7 · Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًۭا نُّوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟ أَهْلَ ٱلذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
And We sent not (as Our messengers) before thee other than men, whom We inspired. Ask the followers of the Reminder if ye know not?
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