And the moon splits…

God has created the universe with his infinite miracles that can be seen and realized with one own self
to the magnanimous universe.

During the early days of Islam the Quresh tribe tried its level best to harass our beloved prophet
(P.B.U.H). like the prophets before our beloved Mohammad (P.B.U.H) were given different trials to turn
the strayed people back to the track.

Now if for instance we like the non believers think that the moon has never been split by Mohammad
(P.B.U.H) then how is it possible for any human to belief for a celestial body to split first and then
rejoined all of itself? Amazing isn’t it? Yes indeed its one of Allah’s miracle.

Now coming to the real history of what actually happened.

Did The Prophet Muhammad split the moon

world. Besides, at that time science and civilization were not yet well advanced and not
widespread, and, therefore, the observation of the sky was limited. There was nothing to
necessitate that it should have been seen all over the world. It is because of these reasons that
the splitting of the moon was not witnessed in the whole world and related in the history books of
other nations (except that some studies suggest it was seen in India and was recorded). We
deem it useful to mention the following five points concerning the event.

First point

The extreme stubbornness of the unbelievers in the Hijaz at that time is well-known and is
recorded in history. When the Qur’an, however, announced this incident to the whole world
through its verse, The moon split, not any of those unbelievers, who denied the Qur’an, dared to
contradict it in this announcement. If this incident had not occurred before their eyes, they would
certainly have taken this verse as a pretext to attack the Prophet more formidably in his cause.
However, neither the biographies of the Prophet, nor the books of history report anything to
suggest that they denied the occurrence of this incident. What was reported concerning their
reaction is as the verse records: They say, ‘This is evident magic’. The unbelievers declared the
event to be magic, and they added further that if the caravans in other places had seen it, it truly
happened, otherwise the Prophet bewitched them. When, however, the caravans coming the
following morning from the Yemen and other places announced that they had witnessed the
event, the unbelievers showed their usual reaction, saying,–God forbid!–‘The magic of Abu
Talib’s orphan has affected even the heavens!’

Second point

The majority of the foremost scholars, after carrying out meticulous research, such as Sa’du'd-
Din al-Taftazani, concluded that like the flowing of water from the fingers of the Prophet, and the
grieving of the dry wooden pole–against which the Prophet used to lean while delivering
sermons–because of its separation from him, and its being heard by a whole congregation, the
splitting of the moon, too, is mutawatir, that is, it has been transmitted down the generations by
one truthful group after another, and that the transmitters form such a vast community that they
would be unable to agree on a lie. It is as certain as Haley's comet, which appeared 1,000 years
before (its last appearance in 1986), or the existence of an island we have not seen.

Third point

Prophets work miracles to prove their claim of Prophethood and to convince deniers, not to
compel belief. Therefore, every miracle had to be, and was, manifested to convince those who
heard the claim of Prophethood. So, if they had been demonstrated in a way that could be seen
by the whole world or would compel everyone to believe, this would have been contrary both to
the wisdom of the All-Wise and the Divine purpose for creating man with free will, and sending
religion, which entails that the ground be prepared for the mind’s acceptance without the power
of choice being annulled. If, then, the All-Wise Creator had, because materialist philosophers
fancy it so, left the moon split for one or two hours in order that it would be seen by the whole
world and recorded in all books of human history, then it would have been no more than other
astronomical events, without having been special to the Messengership of Muhammad, upon him
be peace and blessings, and an evidence of his Prophethood. Or, it would have been such an
obvious miracle that everyone would have felt compelled to believe for there would have been
left for the will no way but to accept belief in him. This, in turn, would have resulted in that
someone with a coal-like spirit like Abu Jahl would have remained at the same level as someone
with a diamond-like spirit like Abu Bakr the Truthful, which means that the purpose of the
creation of man with a special function and responsibility and the purpose of sending revelation
would have been negated. That is why the miracle of the splitting of the moon was not shown to
the whole world to be recorded in all books of human history.

Fourth point

Some argue that if that incident had taken place, it would have been mentioned in the histories of
such nations as the Chinese, the Japanese and Americans. How could they have witnessed it,
given that, when this event happened, in addition to other obstacles, it was barely sunset in such
European countries as Spain, France and England, daytime in America and morning in China
and Japan.

(In some books there is an additional record that the moon fell to earth after it split into two parts.
This was rejected by veracious scholars on account of its being added by a hypocrite who
intended to reduce to nothing the value of this evident miracle.)

Fifth point

The splitting of the moon is not an ordinary incident which happened either due to particular
causes or randomly so that it should be criticized from the viewpoint of the law of cause and
effect. Rather, the All-Wise Creator of the sun and the moon made it happen as an extraordinary
event in order to confirm the Prophethood of His Messenger and to support him in his claim.
Therefore, it was shown as a convincing proof to certain people specified by Divine Wisdom
because, as stated above, the nature of Divine guidance and human responsibility, and the
purpose for raising a Messenger required it to be so. If it had not been concealed from the eyes
of those who were not intended to see it and who had not yet heard the Prophethood of
Muhammad due to some obstacles such as fog, clouds and time-differences, and if had occurred
according to the law of cause and effect, then it would have been an ordinary astronomical
event, not a miracle peculiar to and connected with the Messengership of Muhammad, upon him
be peace and blessings.

In conclusion, these arguments must be enough for any mind to be convinced of the possibility
that the splitting of the moon occurred; now out of many evidences of its occurrence, we shall
mention only six which have the strength of a six-fold consensus:

 The Companions of the Prophet, who were all men of justice and truthfulness,
 concurred upon its occurrence.

 All of the exacting interpreters of the Qur’an have agreed that the verse, The moon
split indicates to the splitting of the moon with a gesture of Muhammad’s fingers,
upon him be peace and blessings.

 All the truthful Traditionists narrated this incident through various authentic channels
of transmission.

 All the men of truth and sainthood, men of inspiration and spiritual discovery have
borne testimony to the occurrence of this incident.

 All the foremost theologians whose way differ greatly from each other and all the
learned scholars have nevertheless agreed in their confirmation of this event.

 The Community of Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, who, as established
by an authentic Prophetic tradition, never agree on an error, have accepted on its
occurrence.

These six evidences are as clear as the sun to prove the splitting of the moon.

Conclusion: What we have put forward hitherto on this matter has been to establish the splitting
of the moon by way of refuting the objections to the possibility of it. In a few concluding
sentences we will now speak in the name of the truth and for the sake of belief. Now it is the turn
of the truth to speak:

The Seal of the Prophets, upon him be peace and blessings, who is the luminous moon of the
heaven of Messengership, proved his sainthood through his Ascension, which is the greatest
miracle of his sainthood achieved through the quality of his worship–so elevated as to make him
the beloved of God. In other words, by making Muhammad, an earthly being, travel through the
heavens, God showed to the dwellers of the heavens and of the highest realms his superiority to
them and his being His beloved. Similarly, through the splitting of the moon, which is set in the
sky and bound to the earth, upon the gesture of the same earthly being, another great miracle
was demonstrated for the inhabitants of the earth as an evidence of the Messengership of that
earthly being. Thus, the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, flew to the
summit of perfections on the two brilliant wings of Messengership and sainthood–like the two
bright halves of the moon split into two; he ascended so near as to the distance of two
bowstrings–that is, to the highest rank, the nearest station to God–and so became the cause of
pride of both the beings of the heavens and the inhabitants of the earth.

Upon him and upon his family be blessings and peace such as to fill the earth and heavens.

Glory be unto You! We have no knowledge save that which You have taught us; indeed, Your
are the All-Knowing, All-Wise.

1. Bukhari, Manaqib, 27; Muslim, Kitab Sifat al-Munafiqin wa ahkamihim, 44.

Now it’s a simple explanation of how we can say or take the incident.

The above article proves it so beautifully that what the truth is? So we as a muslim and a
sensible human should have and must be having a sound and profound knowledge for what is
being revealed to us.