CHAPTER 25: THE SPLITTING OF THE MOON
THE SPLITTING OF THE MOON IN THE TIME OF THE PROPHET, PEACE AND BLESSINGS OF ALLAH BE UPON HIM
Allah, Most High, says: The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder (the people of Makkah requested Prophet Muhammad 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 believed (the Verses of Allah, this Qur’an), and followed their own lusts. And every matter will be settled [according to the kind of deeds (for the doer of good deeds, his deeds will take him to Paradise, and similarly evil deeds will take their doers to Hell)]. (Surah Al-Qamar 54:1-3)
The Muslims are agreed upon the occurrence of that during his time. A number of Ahadeeth have been reported concurrently concerning that from various routes in such a way that they denote decisiveness in the view of the one who comprehends that and reflects on it. We shall mention as much as possible, if Allah wills.
Anas reported (that): “The people of Makkah demanded that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessing of Allah be upon him, show them (some) signs (miracles) and he splitted the moon in Makkah twice.” He recited: “The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder.” (Soorah Al-Qamar 54:1)
Ibn ‘Abbas narrated: “The moon was split into two parts during the lifetime of the Prophet.” Related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Al-Hafiz Abu Nu‘aim reported that Ibn ‘Abbas said concerning the Verse: “The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder” that “the polytheists gathered in the presence of Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Among them were Al-Waleed Ibn Al-Mugheerah, Abu Jahl, Al-‘As Ibn Wa’il, Al-‘As Ibn Hisham, Al-Aswad Ibn ‘Abd Yaghooth, Al-‘As Ibn Al-Muttalib, Zam‘ah Ibn Al-Aswad, Nadhr Ibn Al-Harith and their cohorts. They said to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: “If indeed you are truthful, then split the moon into two halves for us; one half over Abu Qubays and the other half above Qu’ayqi’an.” The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to them: “If I do so will you believe?” they replied in affirmative. It was on a night of a full moon and Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, asked Allah to grant him what they had requested. The
moon splitted into two halves; one half on Abu Qubays and the other on Qu’ayqi’an. Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, called out: “O Aba Salamah Ibn ‘Abd Al-Asad and Al-Arqam Ibn Al-Arqam bear witness (to this)!”
By Ibn Katheer
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