Islam And Extraterrestrials

I admit, I have only qatam/finish reading the Quran only once.
Even then, I was just reciting, like most do, and not really understanding what is being read.
So I find it very intriguing to know that the Quran had actually mentioned the existence of some sort of wormhole, that linked Earth to a faraway place (prolly another planet).

As Muslims, I think it shouldn’t really be a surprise, since we know that God had created 7 layers of skies, each containing an unimaginable amount of galaxies and stars and planets, even life.
Here’re a couple of translated quotes from the Quran which stated this:

(Quran 65.12) Allah is the one who created seven heavens and from Earth like them (of corresponding type); [Allah’s] command descends among them (heavens and earths) so that you may know that Allah is capable of anything and that Allah knows everything.

(Quran 42.29) And from His signs He created the heavens and the Earth; and the land animals that He scattered in BOTH of them (heavens and Earth); And He is capable of gathering them (in one place) if He wishes.

Back to the wormholes… it is said that in the Quran, it is referred to as Maarej, a means for travelling long distances.
Some have come to theorized that these wormholes were used during Prophet Muhammad’s ascension to heaven during Isra and Mi’raj, as well as being used to send away Yajuj and Majuj.

We know that Yajuj and Majuj will be released after the Dajjal dies, one of the signs of Judgement Day.
We also know that way prior to this, they were already on Earth, wrecking havoc, before being sent away and trapped beyond the dams, only to break free of it nearing Judgement Day.

(Quran 18.92-99) Then he (Thu Al-Karnein) followed a direction 93 When he reached between the two dams (inside the Meraaj) he found BEYOND them (ma dunihima in Arabic) a clan that cannot understand speech. 94 (The local humans) Said: ‘O Thu Al-Karnein! Yagog and Magog are spoiling Earth. Shall we pay you tribute and in return you build between us and them a barrier?’ 95 (Thu Al-Karnein) said ‘What my Lord endowed me with is better (than your tribute), so supply me with manpower to build between you and them a sediment. 96 Bring me blocks of iron’. When he (Thu Al-Karnein) split the iron equally between the two shells (the two doorways of the Meraaj). He said: ‘Blow (on the fire)’ until it became ablaze. He said: ‘Bring me (the molten iron) to pour it’. 97 So (Yagog and Magog) could no longer access (the shell on their side) nor pierce through (their iron dam). 98 (Thu Al-Karnein) said ‘This is a mercy from my Lord: but when the promise of my Lord is due, He will make it into waste; and the promise of my Lord is true.’ 99 On that day (when that dam becomes waste) We [Allah] shall leave them (Humans and clan of Yagog & Magog) to flow like waves one into the other; (Then) the trumpet will be blown, and We will gather them together.

Here’s the catch: if Yajuj and Majuj are trapped beyond the dams, are they really trapped?
Or are they just placed somewhere beyond human reach?
Somewhere not on Earth itself?

(Well, of course not on Earth itself.
But on another planet, perhaps?)

Really is something to ponder about.
I, for one, thinks it’s one of the many reasons why I get caught up in sci-fi so much.
There’s actually some truth in all that Hollywood gibberish.
I, however, don’t claim to be an expert in religious views, or issues regarding religion.
Best to consult an ustaz or imam rather than taking things off the internet as it is.

Click here to read a little bit more about the wormholes, and here about the End of Days.