Splitting of the Moon, an Amazing Story

[ahmadabdalrhman]

In a TV interview with the Egyptian Geologist Dr. Zaghloul Annajar, the anchor asked him about the verse:
“The Hour has drawn near,and the moon has been cleft asunder (the people of Makkah requested Prophet Muhammad [PBUH] to show them a miracle, so he showed them the splitting of the moon).” (Quran 54:1) whether it contains any Quranic scientific astounding facts?

Dr. Zaghloul answered saying that he has a story to tell about this verse.
He started explaining that at a time he delivered a lecture at Cardiff University in the West of Britain. The attendees included both Muslims and non-Muslims. A vital dialogue was taking place around scientific facts included in the Noble Quran. During the course of the lecture, a Muslim young man stood asking me, Sir Do you see in the Saying of Al Haq Tabarak wa Ta`ala (Allah the Truth) may He be Exalted - and he referred to the above mentioned verse - any indication to the scientific facts included in the Quran? Dr. Najjar answered: No because scientific astounding discoveries are interpreted through science whereas a miracle is something supernatural, which may not be interpreted through the usual. The splitting of the moon is a miracle, which happened to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in order to prove his prophecy. Tangible miracles are only a testimony of truth for those who witnessed it. It is only that the incident was mentioned in Quran and Prophet’s Sunnah that made us believe other wise we Muslims of this era would have never believed in it. In addition that we know for sure that Allah is most capable of anything. At that point Dr. Zaghloul narrated the story of moon splitting as included in Sunnah books.
He said, Sunnah books tell that five years before the immigration of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from Mecca to Medina, a group of people from the tribe of Quraish came challenging him saying: Oh Muhammad if you were really a Prophet and a Messenger bring to us a miracle to establish this fact. So he asked them what do you want? They said in an effort to complicate matters for him: split the moon for us. The Messenger of ALLAH (PBUH) stood supplicating to Allah to support him and grant him victory in this hard situation. Allah may He be Exalted inspired him to sign towards the moon with his finger. Immediately, the moon cleft into two parts standing far from each other for several hours then cling back together. The pagans started claiming: Oh Muhammad (PBUH) practiced witchcraft on us.
At this point some of the wise men explained that magic would only affect the attendees whereas it can not maintain influence on everybody in general. They waited for travelers who were coming back from their journeys. The pagans harried up to the borders of Mecca in anticipation to meet the travelers. When the first arrivals appeared, they asked them did you see anything extraordinary happened to the moon? The travelers answered yes on the night (X) we saw the moon splitting into two parts which remained asunder for sometime then reattached. Upon this statement, a number of the group believed while the rest remained pagans. Therefore, the verse explains “The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder (the people of Makkah requested Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to show them a miracle, so he showed them the splitting of the moon). * And if they see a sign, they turn away, and say: This is continuous magic. *They belied the Verses of Allah - this Quran), and followed their own lusts. And every matter will be settled according to the kind of deeds: good deeds will take their doers to Paradise and similarly evil deeds will take their doers to Hell.” (Quran 54:1-3) until the end of the verses which were revealed in this regard.
Dr. Najjar continued that at this point a British Muslim young man introduced himself as Daoud Moussa Peetcock head of the British Islamic Party. He carried on saying sir if you allow me I would like to add on this issue? I said please do. He explained saying: At the time when I was searching in religions (before he embraced Islam), a Muslim student gave me as a present the translation of the meaning of Quran. I thanked him and took it home. The first Surat I came across when I opened the book, it was Chapter of the Moon I read “has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder”. I said to myself, is this statement logical? Is it possible for the moon to split and then reattach what kind of power may cause this? The man explained that this verse made me reluctant to continue reading. I became busy with my life,yet ALLAH of course Knows how sincere I was about finding the truth.
So,one day ALLAH made me sit to watch TV. It was a talk show between a British commentator and three American astronautics specialists. The show host was blaming the scientists for spending thriftily over space trips at a time when earth is suffering hunger,poverty, diseases and backwardness. He was telling them, it would have been more feasible to allocate this kind of money for reconstruction of earth. To this argument, the three men answered defending their position that such technology is widely applied in many wakes of life such as medicine, industry and agriculture. They added that the money is never wasted but it rather supported the development of highly advanced technology.
During their dialogue, they mentioned the trip in which a man landed on the moon surface as it consumes the the largest cost which comes to more than US $100.000.000.000. The British TV anchor screamed saying what kind of thrift is this? A hundred thousand million dollars just to plant the American flag on the moon surface? They answered no; the objective was not to plant the American flag but rather to study the interior composition of the moon. We actually came to a finding that would cost us double folds of this amount for people to believe and yet they will never believe. The show host inquired what is this fact? They replied: One day this moon was split and then reattached. The show host again probed: how did you realize that? The scientists responded about finding a belt of transformed rocks cutting the moon from its surface to core and then to the surface again. The stated saying: we consulted with earth scientists and geologists who explained that such phenomenon would never occur unless this moon one day split and then reattached.
The British Muslim man said: I jumped out of my chair saying ALLAH (SWT) forced the Americans to spend more than a hundred billion dollars to prove to Muslims a a miracle that took place 1400 years ago for Mohamed (PBUH)? This religion must be the truth. He added: I went back to the Quran and recited Surat Al Qamar, which was my gate for accepting Islam..


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[darkbeaver]

Hello ahmadabdalrhman, the sound track on that video was beautiful, who was it.

 

[Just the Facts]

The scientists responded about finding a belt of transformed rocks cutting the moon from its surface to core and then to the surface again.

Any references for this little tidbit? I had no idea the study of the moon was so advanced.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

The moon split in two sometime around 1400 years ago and then came together again, and hardly anybody noticed. Pretty hard to believe; there were fairly advanced civilizations elsewhere on the planet at the time, there should be some corroborating accounts available if this amazing story is true. I think it's crap.

 

[darkbeaver]

There's the photographic evidence, It's irrefutable.

 

[ahmadabdalrhman]

The moon split in two sometime around 1400 years ago and then came together again, and hardly anybody noticed. Pretty hard to believe; there were fairly advanced civilizations elsewhere on the planet at the time, there should be some corroborating accounts available if this amazing story is true. I think it's crap.

Dear :​

I have located the manuscript you are interested in. The shelf mark is

IO ISLAMIC 2807 and the section you want is on pages 81 verso - 104

verso (inclusive). It is entitled “” Qissat Shakruti Firmadwhich,
according to the catalogue (Loth 1044), is “A fabulous account of the
first settlement of the Muhammadans in Malabar, under King Shakruti
(Cranganore), a contemporary of Muhammad, who was converted to Islam by​

the miracle of the division of the the moon.”

Should you wish to order a microfilm or paper copy see​

http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/reproduction.html​

for prices and method

of ordering and payment.

For further enquiries on photography you should contact​

reproductions-customer-service@bl.uk, ​

quoting in all correspondence the

shelfmark IO ISLAMIC 2807, pages 81 verso- 104 verso and your full

postal address.
Sincerely
Colin Baker ​

Dr Colin F Baker

Head of Near and Middle Eastern Collections

The British Library
Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB​

T +44 (0)20 7412 7645

F +44 (0)20 7412 7858

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[ahmadabdalrhman]

Hello ahmadabdalrhman, the sound track on that video was beautiful, who was it.

alBurda - Poem Praising Prophet Muhammad...

 

[darkbeaver]

Thankyou. Here's what Google wanted to know.Did you mean: alberta :smile:

 

[ahmadabdalrhman]

Thankyou. Here's what Google wanted to know.Did you mean: alberta :smile:

welcome ,

the link few of poem alburdah , it poem is tall ,:smile:

http://www.ahbabalmustafa.com:80/alburdah/part1_demo_nd.mp3

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[darkbeaver]

Thankyou, I'v got to find a translation to english though.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

... for prices and method...

I'm not interested enough to pay for such information, especially not from religious sources, the claim has no credibility at all. If this event truly happened, it would be a matter of historical record in every culture sophisticated enough to keep written records, it would be common knowledge all over the planet that the moon once split in half, and there would be corroboration freely available from public sources for such a dramatic event. Relatively much more mundane events like solar eclipses and supernovae are well documented by ancient cultures, it's simply not conceivable that an event like this wouldn't have been noted by anyone but Islamic cultures. Using Google to search for references to this turned up nothing but credulous religous sources repeating the same story you told, and commentary on them, nothing that actually confirms it. You'll have to do better than that. Show me Chinese and Indian and European historical records that describe it. And if there were any evidence from lunar geology (or selenology I suppose, to be precise) that the moon once split in half and them re-formed, NASA would have reported it. High resolution photographs of the moon that I've seen show no such scar as that photo you posted. Still sounds like BS to me.

 

[ahmadabdalrhman]

I'm not interested enough to pay for such information, especially not from religious sources, the claim has no credibility at all. If this event truly happened, it would be a matter of historical record in every culture sophisticated enough to keep written records, it would be common knowledge all over the planet that the moon once split in half, and there would be corroboration freely available from public sources for such a dramatic event. Relatively much more mundane events like solar eclipses and supernovae are well documented by ancient cultures, it's simply not conceivable that an event like this wouldn't have been noted by anyone but Islamic cultures. Using Google to search for references to this turned up nothing but credulous religous sources repeating the same story you told, and commentary on them, nothing that actually confirms it. You'll have to do better than that. Show me Chinese and Indian and European historical records that describe it. And if there were any evidence from lunar geology (or selenology I suppose, to be precise) that the moon once split in half and them re-formed, NASA would have reported it. High resolution photographs of the moon that I've seen show no such scar as that photo you posted. Still sounds like BS to me.

1 - The pagans of Quraish not say Splitting of the Moon not happing ,
2 - the people of india saw Splitting of the Moon then write manuscript
3 - why king of india become muslim , and that time was islam far of india and his king !!!
4 - Some unreasoning opponents argue that if that incident had taken place, in 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, which were then enveloped in mists of ignorance, daytime in America and morning in China and Japan.
5 - Prophets work miracles to prove their claim of Prophet hood 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 Prophet hood. 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 Messenger ship of Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, and an evidence of his Prophet hood. 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.
6 - The splitting of the moon is not an ordinary incident which happened either due to particular causes or ransoming 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 Prophet hood 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 Prophet hood 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 astrological event, not a miracle peculiar to and connected with the Messenger ship 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 truth fulness, 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.
7 - 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

And if there were any evidence from lunar geology (or selenology I suppose, to be precise) that the moon once split in half and them re-formed, NASA would have reported it. High resolution photographs of the moon that I've seen show no such scar as that photo you posted. Still sounds like BS to me

A spider web of cracks on the crater floor suggested to R. B. Baldwin (1968) that the floor was bowed up in the middle. Later, dark mare lavas flooded low areas in the outer part of the floor and covered the cracks. A peculiar "bull's eye" double crater on the crater floor has several counterparts elsewhere on the Moon. The origin of these double craters is a continuing puzzle.-K.A.H.

http://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/ch5.6.htm​

The origin of lunar sinuous rilles remains controversial. Among the alternatives proposed are lava channels and lava tubes, but fracture control is decidedly apparent in some places

http://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/ch6.2.htm​

http://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/hrp190.jpg​

The V shaped rille originates in a cleft at the base of the mountains in the south

http://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/hrp193.jpg​

http://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/ch6.2.htm​

199] In many places the lunar surface is broken and a portion is downdropped, forming trenchlike features known as straight rimae or rilles. Some of these rilles are large enough (tens of kilometers across) to be visible on Earth

http://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/ch6.3.htm

Some of these trenches cut across the surrounding plains, uplands, and craters and may record preferred directions of breakage of the lunar crust caused by internal stresses​

volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/planet_volcano/lunar/sin_rilles/hadl_orbit.html) are now thought to be remnants of ancient lava flows, but the origins of arcuate and linear rilles are still a topic of research​

http://search.nasa.gov/search/search...ynote&x=43&y=8

Many trenches are curvilinear; some appear to be transitional between straight rilles and sinuous rilles.-H.M

http://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/ch6.3.htm​

The crater floor is typical of those that exhibit both radial and concentric cracks, or fissures. The fissures and cracks appear to be related to the uplift of the crater floor subsequent to the formation of the crater.

http://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/ch6.3.htm

http://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/hrp201.jpg​

This detailed view of a mare surface near the eastern edge of Mare Serenitatis, just west of the Apollo 17 landing site, shows the numerous small grooves. They are unusual features that have not been observed in such large numbers elsewhere​

http://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/ch6.3.htm

A likely explanation is that they are the result of drainage of unconsolidated regolith into openings caused by fissuring in the consolidated bedrock​

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http://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/ch6.3.htm

http://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/ch7.1.htm

http://history.nasa.gov/SP-362/ch7.1.htm​

I see split in all the moon of explain the nasa...:idea:​

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[missile]

I remember this major event happening in an issue of the old XMen comic, so if Stan Lee wrote it,it has to be true.

 

[eh1eh]

I split the moon last night, but alas it's a new moon so no one saw it. I did write it down though. Therefore it is true. :roll:

 

[Dexter Sinister]

I see split in all the moon of explain the nasa..

None of those sources provide any support for the claim you made in the OP. They describe local and regional near-surface effects, they don't make the case that the moon at any time in recorded history ever split into two visibly separate pieces in the sky which then came together again. Mythology, literalism, and the old argument from authority have led you astray. This event did not happen.

 

[lone wolf]

Everyone's got a split moon....

 

[Just the Facts]

Everyone's got a split moon....

Yeah, but seeing them...that's the pickle! :lol:

 

[ahmadabdalrhman]

None of those sources provide any support for the claim you made in the OP. They describe local and regional near-surface effects, they don't make the case that the moon at any time in recorded history ever split into two visibly separate pieces in the sky which then came together again. Mythology, literalism, and the old argument from authority have led you astray. This event did not happen.

Some of these trenches cut across the surrounding plains, uplands, and craters and may record preferred directions of breakage of the lunar crust caused by internal stresses

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( internal stresses ) that namely in the moon in thing happen we muslim know it .. that because ( Splitting of the Moon ) .:razz:

volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/planet_volcano/lunar/sin_rilles/hadl_orbit.html) are now thought to be remnants of ancient lava flows, but the origins of arcuate and linear rilles are still a topic of research

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( linear ) this say corroboratory to quran word .

 

[#juan]

Though not nearly as exciting as splitting the moon in half and putting it back together again, here is some images of real things hitting the moon in real life, Scroll to the bottom and you will eventually find the video.
http://www.angelfire.com/space2/robertspellman/observationarchive.html

 

[ahmadabdalrhman]

Everyone's got a split moon....

no just the god . the human not able even save selves him of death . after all his of the human not able even save selves him of death , him from the created semen ,

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