Is the splitting of the moon mentioned in Surat Al-Qamar, verse 1 ("The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has split") a miracle that occurred for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, or will it happen at the end of the world, and how do you interpret this verse?
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It is established that the moon split during the era of the Prophet, peace be upon him. The evidence for this is the text of the Qur'an and the narration by Bukhari regarding the testimony of the Companions. Some experts who ascended to the moon mentioned that they observed its split in the sixth century CE. The split occurred by the power of Allah Almighty in response to the request of the polytheists, and it was not an action of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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