A scientist from the Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, had to lose his prestigious position because he converted to Islam after seeing the miracle of Lailatul Qadr.
The spiritual experience was felt by Carner, a former NASA official who was fired shortly after becoming a convert. So what is the story like when you get God's guidance? Quoted from the YouTube show SAHABAT BELAJAR, Carner is an expert in the field of astronomy and astrophysics. He has worked at NASA for more than 10 years.
"I am very proud of my work because I feel I can contribute to science and human progress. I am also very interested in the amazing phenomena of the sky, such as stars, planets, galaxies, and others," he said. Carner admitted that one of the sky phenomena he likes the most is the night of Lailatul Qadr. Muslims believe that it is a night better than 1,000 months, and it happens during Ramadan.
"At that moment, I saw something very strange in the sky. I saw that the sky did not have stars, but it looked bright. I also felt a very cool and comfortable air," he said. Carner felt something was different about that night.
"I was curious what was happening. I then found out what happened with that night, I found that every day there are 10 stars and 20,000 meteors that fall into the earth's atmosphere, except for that night," he said.
According to Siap Viva, Carner said that night there were no stars and no meteors falling. "I also found out that that night happened on one of the odd nights in the last 10 days of Ramadan. I wonder what that night has to do with Ramadan," said Carner.
Curious, he then used a sophisticated telescope that could capture high-resolution images of the sky. "I was hoping to see something interesting and valuable from that night, but what I saw on the screen of my telescope surprised and amazed me," he said.
"I saw a very bright and beautiful light coming from the direction of the Ka'bah located in Mecca. The light looked different from the stars or other planets, the light looked like a laser beam that connected the Ka'bah to the sky, " he said. At first, Carner could not believe what he saw.
"I thought it was a technical error or a hallucination. I tried resetting my telescope and rechecking the data I got, but the result was still the same, the light was still there and didn't change."
"I felt confused and curious. I wanted to know what happened and what the meaning of the light was. I then found out about the night of Lailatul Qadr and the Kaaba from Islamic sources," he continued. Carner then met one of his friends, who is a Muslim, to find an answer to his curiosity.
"My co-worker explained that that night was the night of Lailatul Qadr, a very noble and blessed night for Muslims. My co-worker also recited verses from the Qur'an related to the night of Lailatul Qadr," he explained.
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