About the Miracle of the

In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

The Hour is nigh, and the moon is split. * But if they see a sign, they turn away, and say: “This is evident magic.”(54:1-2)

Philosophers  and  their  unreasoning  imitators,  who  want  to  eclipse  with  their vicious  delusions  the  Splitting  of  the  Moon,  which  is  a  miracle  of  Muhammad (UWBP) that shines like the moon, say: “If the Splitting of the Moon had occurred, it would have been known to the whole world and would have been related throughout the subsequent history of man.”

T h e   A n s w e r : Since the Splitting of the Moon was demonstrated  as an evidence of prophethood, and happened instantaneously at night when people were asleep, and before a gathering who, although they witnessed such an evidence, denied it; and since there were obstacles hindering the sighting of it such as mist, clouds, and time-differences between different parts of the world; and since at that time science and civilization were not widespread, and observation of the skies was very limited, and the event itself was exceptional, there was, therefore, nothing to necessitate that it should have been seen all over the world and been recorded in the general histories. [1]

For now, listen to five points out of many that will scatter those clouds of delusion concerning the Splitting of the Moon.

F i r s t  P o i n t : The extreme stubbornness of the unbelievers there at that time is  well-known  and  is  recorded  in  history.  And  yet,  when  the  All-Wise  Qur’an announced   this  event  to  the  whole  world  through  saying:  “And  the  moon  is split,”(54:1) not one of those unbelievers, who denied the Qur’an, spoke up to give the lie to this verse; that is, not one of them denied the event it was announcing.

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 [1] See, al-Nawawi, Sharh al-Sahih Muslim, xvii, 143; Ibn Qutayba, Ta’wil Mukhtalif al-Hadith, i, 21-5.