It amazes me how few people admire the night sky. I remember asking some of my students how many of them enjoy looking at stars. My question was greeted with bizarre looks, one girl even asking: "Why would anyone want to do something like that?"

We have lost touch with the heavens above, and in some places, like Sheikh Hamza Yusuf states, the stars have been put out. City lights pour into the night sky, muting the brilliance above. And at the same time, many of us do not even notice.

Thus, I was wondering, how many of you go out at night simply to look at the stars? How many enjoy just looking into space, not minding the constellations, but admiring the never-ending beauty of it all. The moon. The blackness. Are we looking up or down? The creation of Allah is tremendous. It is such a sight to see, to marvel, and to reflect on His Immense Majesty and His Infinite Greatness.