This in itself sufficiently refutes Badawi’s boldfaced assertion that the ahadith do not claim that it was Muhammad that split the moon in half. Being a supposed scholar of Islam, Badawi would have surely known that the Islamic tradition plainly states that it was Muhammad who personally split the moon in two by his finger. As such, it is hard to not accuseBadawi of knowingly and deliberately lyingto his audience. Narrated Ibn Masud: During the lifetime of Allah's Apostle the moon was split into two parts; one part remained over the mountain, and the other part went beyond the mountain. On that, Allah's Apostle said, "Witness this miracle."( Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 6, Book 60, Number 387) Muhammad points out the splitting of the Moon. Anonymous 16th-century watercolor from a falnama, a Persian book of prophecy. Muhammad is the veiled figure on the right. Part of a series on

This article is about an Islamic theological issue. For theories of formation of the Moon which involve fragments, see Origin of the Moon §Accretion. I found it warmed my heart with love for the Prophet (PBUH) and His companions. I especially loved the references to the relevant Quran verses. Limited by the narrative boundaries that define such biographies, our modest goal was to produce a text accessible to those who are somewhat familiar with the life of the Prophet. Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri (صفی الرحمن مبارکپوری; 6 June 1942 – 1 December 2006) was an Indian writer. Mubarakpuri was born in Husainabad, a village one mile deep to the north side of Mubarakpur, Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is fair and handsome. From his face, mercy falls like rain. He is a shelter for the orphan and a protector of widows.”Unfortunately, many Muslims have written about the Prophet’s life in English as apologists, hoping to appeal to a somewhat skeptical audience. Someone recommended this book to me years ago. Since then, I’ve read through it whenever I found the chance. I have 2 editions of this book. This one in particular I found helpful, because at the end of each chapter it includes a summarized list of the lessons & morals mentioned in that particular chapter. Islam initiated as something strange, and it would revert to its (old position) of being strange. so good tidings for the stranger. Hartung favoured the possibility that the origin was an enormous impact on the lunar surface. In the region where Gervasio had located the phenomenon, a 22-kilometre crater is located, named after the Italian philosopher and astronomer Giordano Bruno. Studying the high-resolution images taken in the 1970s by t he Apollo missions, Hartung could see that the long, bright radial marks produced during the formation of the crater had not yet been erased by the lunar dust spread by micrometeorites, indicating that its origin was recent and, therefore, could correspond to the phenomenon seen in 1178. An enormous impact or a meteorite

All people of truth and sainthood, as well as of inspiration and spiritual discovery, testify that this event took place. All foremost theologians and learned scholars confirm this event, despite other differences of opinions. The Makkan pagans had been shown many signs that confirmed the truthfulness of Muhammad’s claim to be a prophet, but they ignored them all. Although they were not prepared to accept any further signs, they demanded that Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) show them clear proof from Allah that he was indeed a messenger. Their intention of course was simply to humiliate him before the people. Words cannot describe the beauty of this work, and I love how the Prophet's life story is portrayed. The title is something that impressed me a lot.Seyyed Hossein Nasr, ed. (2017). "The Moon, al-Qamar". The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary.

From childhood, Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was exceptionally intelligent and chaste and was highly regarded for his honesty, valor, justice, piety, patience, modesty, loyalty and hospitality. Abu Talib described his beloved nephew in the following words: The aspect which a reader of Seerah should follow is to make sense of the biography according to the conceptions of the pre-Islamic era and especially the religion of the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) because it is directly linked to his religion, culture and traditions from which the religions of the Jews and Christians have also been derived. The content of this book is based on those concepts. This is an old tradition in Malabar that Chakrawati Farmas, who was a king, himself observed the splitting of the moon. The moon was split to celebrate the miracle of Holy Prophet Muhammad S.A.W as a messenger of Allah. Prophets, the Quraysh thought, should have the power to perform miracles at will. They did not understand that Allah performed these miracles through His prophets. I was so busy that it took ages to finish a book that had I been free, I would have finished it ages ago. We must read his seerah to understand what the prophet endured to bring the deen to us that we can practice it with ease.

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We all should actively indulge in activities that increase our knowledge, increase our Imaan because our Prophet ﷺ believed that knowledge brought us closer to Allah. When the Meccans asked Muhammad to do a miracle to prove that he was Allah’s prophet, he supposedly reached up with his sword and cut the moon in half. This tradition has inspired many Muslim poets, especially in India. [17] In poetical language Muhammad is sometimes equated with the Sun or the morning light. As such, part of a poem from Sana'i, a renowned early twelfth century Persian Sufi poet, reads: "the Sun should split the Moon in two". [7] Jalal ad-Din Rumi, a renowned Persian poet and mystic, in one of his poems conveys the idea that to be split by Muhammad's finger is the greatest bliss the lowly Moon can hope for and a devoted believer splits the Moon with Muhammad's finger. [7] Elaborating on this idea, Abd ar-Rahman Jami, one of the classical poets and mystics of Persia, plays with the shapes and numerical values of Arabic letters in a complicated way: the full Moon, Jami says, resembles the Arabic letter for M, a circular mīm ( ـمـ), with the numerical value 40. When Muhammad split the Moon, its two halves each became like a crescent-shaped nūn ( ن) (the Arabic letter for N) whose numerical value is 50 each. This would mean that, thanks to the miracle, the value of Moon had increased. [7]