Why did Allah/God created stars millions of miles away?

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It is He Who hath created for you all things that are on earth; Moreover His design comprehended the heavens, for He gave order and perfection to the seven firmaments; and of all things He hath perfect knowledge.
( سورة البقرة , Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #29)


Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of the night and the day; in the sailing of the ships through the ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain which Allah Sends down from the skies, and the life which He gives therewith to an earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth; in the change of the winds, and the clouds which they Trail like their slaves between the sky and the earth;- (Here) indeed are Signs for a people that are wise.
( سورة البقرة , Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #164)


it is to show man that there is indeed a creator to all this, and knowledge to what we dont have
 
j4763 said:
Before man could see deep into space there were stars billions of miles away, why would he create stuff we would/will never see?
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We get into looking farther and farther in outer space as our technology gets better and better... and everytime we look the farthest we can look... there is always something more... It's Allah's way of showing us that He is the all-powerful and our technology and advances are nothing close to his level...

Kidman
 
j4763 said:
Please note that i am not just talking about the stars that can be seen by the human eye from our planet but stars millions of miles away that can only been seen by recent space telescopes.
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1. Why do you assume the only reason for there creation is for us to see them?
2. And how can you know there exist stars that will never be seen by anyone (accept for dark stars of course :p ). Does a star need to be seen by "everybody" in order to serve its "being-seen-purpose"?
 
AsalamuAlaykum,

Does a star need to be seen by "everybody" in order to serve its "being-seen-purpose"?...True bro true,

God created stars because they are useful i guess give us light etc, maybe more things also, that we havn't discovered yet,

And He just did init, God don't need reasons to create somthing,

"He (Allah) is the Originator of the heavens and the earth… He created all things and He has knowledge of all things." (Surat al-An'am: 101)

WalaykumSalaam pplz.
 
Asalamu alaykum.

Perhaps this verse could add to discussion -

The creation of the heavens and the earth is indeed greater than the creation of mankind, yet most of mankind know not.
( سورة غافر , Ghafir, Chapter #40, Verse #57)

So, perhaps the starts millions of millions of light years away look down and think "why did God create such small, squidgy, pointless things?". That's making the assumption that starts have invented the internet and discussing the same topic as we speak.
 
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1. Why do you assume the only reason for there creation is for us to see them?
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I don't quite like that assumption either. If we take away the assumption that stars are a carefully tuned put up job and consider as physicists have pointed out that it is no accident that we see stars, for stars are a necessary part of a universe capable of generating us. This does not imply that stars exist in order to make us. It is just without stars there would be no atoms heavier than lithium in the periodic table, and a chemistry of only three elemants is too impoverished to support life. Seeing is the kind of activity that can see only in the kind of universe where what you see is stars!

2. And how can you know there exist stars that will never be seen by anyone (accept for dark stars of course ). Does a star need to be seen by "everybody" in order to serve its "being-seen-purpose"?
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If the whole of mankind looked away from the moon, would the moon still exist?
 
root said:
If the whole of mankind looked away from the moon, would the moon still exist?
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Very Zen, I like it.

'If a tree falls in the forest with no one around to hear it, will it still make a sound?'

Of course, this begs the question: 'Why would God/Allah make that tree fall?'

To which the obvious answer is: 'Who the hell cares?'
 
Question:

Is there anyone of us who will every see and understand all of Allah's (swt) creation?


Let us just accept the fact, Allah(swt) created the universe for His reasons, not to suit either mine or your desires. Lots of his creation we have no need to see or even know about. If anything is of importance to anyone of us, Allah(swt) will let it be known to us.
 
tasmiyah_B said:
AsalamuAlaykum,

Does a star need to be seen by "everybody" in order to serve its "being-seen-purpose"?...True bro true,

God created stars because they are useful i guess give us light etc, maybe more things also, that we havn't discovered yet,

And He just did init, God don't need reasons to create somthing,

"He (Allah) is the Originator of the heavens and the earth… He created all things and He has knowledge of all things." (Surat al-An'am: 101)

WalaykumSalaam pplz.
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Mashallah I was gonna say that.
 
AsalamuAlaykum,

Anas bin malik' (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The great and Glorious Allah said: Verily your people will question about this and that till they would say: well it is Allah who created the creation, but who created Allah?

May Allah (swt) guide us all,

Ameen,

WalaykumSalaam All.
 
J4763, I think I understand the implications of what you have posted.

There is Christian scripture that states that a prophet of God asked a Hebrew ruler to ask God for what ever sign he would like, no mater how big or how small and God would provide it.

I have often wondered why the fellow didn’t ask for scripture to be plastered across the evening sky every day till the end of time.
The fellow mostly just passed the buck by saying “let man not tempt God by asking for demands/signs (paraphrasing)”.

The answer to your question, from a Christian point of view is this:

If all things are made to be so clear as to be un-deniable, of what use is faith?


God created every thing, stars near by, as well as stars far off.

There is no reason to assume God doesn’t enjoy the stars in space, those near to man as well as those far away.

Not ALL of creation is all about mankind. Perhaps God just likes the night sky with far off stars that only he can see without telescopes?

Prove otherwise.

Where your argument winds up, is this question:

Is there a supernatural. Prove an answer, one way or the other.

It is a basic tenet for Islam and Christianity that God is in charge.

What that has left me with is this:

If all things are made to be so clear as to be un-deniable, of what use is faith?

If there is something about what I have posted raises any questions in your mind, please ask.

Sorry about jumping ahead in your attempt to, lead the sheep to the shearer.

Thanks
Nimrod
 
j4763 said:
Maybe but there are stars we can not see from our earth no matter how clear the night sky is, whats the point of them stars (unless jinns live on them :) )
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In the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alteration of the day and night... are signs of a people who believe.

Quran: Ale Imran

There are some stars which cant be seen as yet. However, abt 400 years ago, even Uranus couldnt be seen.

As technology improves, we will appreciate the might of Allah.
 

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