Re: aliens?
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullah,
People talk about the existance of aliens. All I see in these posts are "I hear the quran says this (and no ayah), or I think theres a hadith (and no hadith to see)" Subhanallah, I didn't know that Muslims base their beliefs on 'I heard', or 'I think'. Verily, we base our beliefs opon proof (from quran and sunnah and what has been approved by these two).
Besides this, many people are making their own interpretations of the quran. If anyone wants the interpretation / explanation / tafsir of an ayah or explanation of a hadith, they should look at what the scholars say (since they have studied tafsir for the ones who have, or have studied hadith for the ones who have because their are certain methods for tafsir and explanation of hadith from the sunnah)
Relating to the question, I remember one ustadh said that he asked a shaykh this question once (What is the Islamic ruling on UFO' sightings? Is it acceptable to believe in other intelligent life other than Humans, Angels and Jinn?). The shaykh said that the quran doesn't proclaim that it isnt possible, meaning it doesnt negate such, or affirm such. We know, then by default, that we can not say it is true or it is false.
But the Ustadh also said that,
"if something is found, it is from the creation of Allah. How often do we find new things (like new fish, new animal or plants) that we did not know of before, but were discovered recently. The purpose of this knowledge (of discovery) is not to say, "O Wow,COOOOL". No, it's to understand YOUR creator who made these amazing, beautiful things, and who has the power to reward his obedient servants and punish the evil transgressors. So as you drive to work (wherever), look at all those trees on the beltway and think, 'how could I turn my back on Allah, the lord of these trees, the lord of this sky, the lord of this morning sun, the lord of my eyes through which i see all of this.'
And Allah knows best."
As to account for the 'supernatural occurences', we have only proof to believe that this is the work of the jinn, unless proven otherwise (which isn't at the time)
And Allah Knows Best