SubhanAllah, breath-taking images from the James Webb telescope of our universe as it was 13.5 billion years ago!
We cannot fathom the vastness of the creation of Allah. But Allah describes the believers as those who:
وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَٰذَا بَاطِلًا سُبْحَانَكَ
“Those who reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth and say, “Our Lord! You have not created all of this without purpose. Glory be to You!” (3:191)
Ibn Abbas said: ‘Reflect on the creation of Allah but do not reflect on his essence’. In another narration it ends ‘for indeed his essence cannot be comprehended’.
It’s related that Sufyan al-Thawri (ra) prayed two rak’ah one day and then looked up to the heavens. When he saw the vastness of the stars, he lost consciousness. Hasan al-Basri said; ‘Contemplation for an hour is better than standing the night in prayer’.
Our mind cannot even imagine the size of the universe (estimated at ninety billion light years) or the distance of one light year (5,878,625,370,000 miles). Hence, of course we will never be able to comprehend the King of Kings, the Master of the Day of Judgement, Allah (swt).
May we live on this earth in awe of our creator and in humility and obedience to him the way he (swt) deserves.