Why is the incident of the moon splitting not considered among the news definitively proven false, yet we believe in it, despite its narration from only three Companions?
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The incident of the moon's splitting has been confirmed by the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Bukhari and Muslim narrated authentic hadiths that corroborate it, and exegetes and hadith scholars have affirmed its authenticity. Philosophers and innovators, however, denied it, but scholars have refuted those who reject it. Recent discoveries have shown evidence that supports its splitting.
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