Muslim perspective on extraterrestrial life

Since antique times, humankind has had ideas on extraterrestrial life. However, only in the last decades, we have been able to search for extraterrestrials via technological equipment. While there are many unknowns about the nature of life, some scientists think that we may find extraterrestrial life. We are looking for biosignatures and technosignatures as the signs of extraterrestrial life. If we find extraterrestrial life, this would have some implications for our place in the universe. Belief in extraterrestrial life implies the mediocrity of humankind. Because Abrahamic religions are understood as they are declaring the uniqueness of humankind, one may surmise that extraterrestrial life would be problematic for religion. However, Islam doesn't seem to claim the uniqueness of humankind. Furthermore, belief in the uniqueness of life seems to be in contrast with some verses in the Quran. Because, Quran has some verses that seem to imply extraterrestrial life, even extraterrestrial intelligence. Since the Quran's implication for the existence of extraterrestrial life is defended here, the scientific opinions on the probability of the emergence of life have significance. However, both low probability and high probability views of life are compatible with Islam. Likewise, there are contrasting opinions among scientists on the emergence of the complexity of life, and both contingency and convergency claims about the complexity of life are compatible with Islam. Finally, the possible religion of extraterrestrial intelligent life needs examination. We may expect extraterrestrials to be revealed by God with the same message of Islam. However, even if we find out that they are not revealed by God, this would also be congruent to Islam.