Being Human Being

We human (homo sapiens) can only see light and colors between 380nm to 740nm (nanometers)wavelength which is the spectrum of colors ranging from red to violet.

We also recognise the existence of a broader spectrum on the extreme ends of the spectrum - InfraRed and UltraViolet; which we cannot see without special equipment to convert the color into something we can perceive.

Our ear can only hear the wavelength of sound between 20Hz and 20kHz, but over time, as we grow older we lose the ability to hear the topmost and bottom-most frequencies. It is proven that although we cannot hear the wavelength higher than 20kHz, ECG readout have shown that human body perceive the higher decibels through other senses - skin, hair, eyeball, etc.

Instruments can detect the higher or lower ends of the sound "spectrum", albeit to a certain extreme level. Sounds are vibrations that travels through air, through the continuous vibrations of the air molecules. The denser the air, the better it travels. Which explains why sound waves travels faster through water.

There are other senses that we were granted, sense of touch, taste, pain, acceleration, balance, thermal and kinetic. Most of these senses we utilise everyday without thinking or needing to invoke it from thoughts.

We acknowledge the existence of invisible spectrum of light, sounds and other perceivable levels of wavelength. Yet, it is difficult for us to accept the fact that there are Allah's creations that we cannot see. We go from planet to planet to find the evidence of "life", yet we are looking for the "normal" life that we know.

We look for water without which "life" cannot exist.
We look for structures which would mean "life" existed.
We look for creatures, microbes, carbon-based "life".

Who are we to dictate what "life" is? Life could be existing in a different time frame, like the "invisible" long time a tree took to grow, while we whizz around in the "tree-time" as the tree see us.

Life could be silica based, or light based or even fire based, as Allah has said in Al-Quran that malaikat were made of light, and satan or iblis made of fire. Life could be whizzing unseen around us while we move around in our "tree-time". Life could be existing in a light wavelength of 1800nm, communicating at 301kHz, moving around at "walking speed" of 380km/h.

We are so arrogant, and obtuse to acknowledge such possibilities. We refuse to respect that Allah is All Knowing and All Powerful. We went around in our arrogance telling everyone that life cannot exist in the Sun or Saturn or Neptune because it's too hot, or molten, or too cold. Masya'Allah, don't be too quick to dismiss Allah the Creator. Don't be too quick to dismiss things we barely understand.

For a start, we should open our senses, open our minds and open our hearts. Respect the life Allah has revealed around us, and learn from what we can see, touch and sense. Accept the fact that we humans are not that clever, or intelligent to figure out everything Allah has created. Be aware of other possibilities, other existence, other plane of time, sense and sight, strive to learn what Allah has revealed to us in Al-Quran. We are, after all, His servant, and His first words to all Mankind in Al-Quran is "Read"..