Saturday, November 24, 2007

Astronomically speaking...

As-tron-o-my (n): the study of objects and matter beyond the earth's atmosphere.

It is one of my most favorites subjects. Compared to the sheer vastness of the universe, man is but a tiny cell in a ginormous ocean. For as long as man existed, nothing has ever consistently and wholly captured the hearts and imaginations of people.

There is something so humbling about looking up at the universe. There is so much that is left to be explained. When science is close to answering 1 question, 50 more questions arise! Have you ever looked up and tried to count all the stars? Have you ever seen something as beautiful as a shooting star, or something as majestic as a comet streaking across the sky? Have you ever wondered why there is 24 hours in the day or, why the planets move in orbits around the sun, yet never crash with each other.



It's hard to be a disbeliever of God when all you have to do look up at the sky. There is a reason that the moon doesn't fall on top of us, and there is a reason that the sun doesn't stop giving light. There is a reason that the there is order in the universe, and there is a reason that there are things called comets and asteroids. Allah (SWT) is the Grand Master of all things in the universe, and only He holds all the powers and secrets of the universe. The universe that is constantly changing and expanding.

Man, even with all the science and technology, is not the ultimate being. Man is not the all powerful, or the all knowing. There is reason for everything being the way it is, and Allah is the only being that knows.

This link below is one of favorites websites. Since June 1995, there has been a new daily picture that features some part of the majestic cosmos. No picture is repeated, and no amount of science can capture the awe of these photos. It truly is the work of Al- Alim (العليم)... Allah (SWT).


Astronomy Picture of the Day

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