The splitting of the moon
The splitting of the moon among the scholars is a sign of prophethood; Ibn Kathir says it is agreed upon among the scholars, and that the moon split over Mecca twice 1.
In the Qur'an · 1
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ
The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
In the seerah · 2
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Abu Nu'aym's Dala'il — the moon's splitting on Ibn Mas'ud's authority
Dalail al-Nubuwwa — Abu Nu'aym al-Isbahani · h. 207
In chapter sixteen of his Dala'il al-Nubuwwa Abu Nu'aym gives three reports of the moon's splitting: Ibn Mas'ud's 'the moon split and I saw it in two pieces'; Ibn Umar's that he was asked about the verse and said the moon split in two in the Prophet's lifetime and he said 'bear witness'; and Ibn Abbas's matching report. The author places them among the proofs that appeared at Mecca before the Hijra, noting in the margin that al-Tabarani transmitted Ibn Mas'ud's wording.
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Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-Nubuwwa — the moon's splitting
Dalail al-Nubuwwa · p. 262
Al-Bayhaqi opens his Meccan proofs with the polytheists' demand for a sign: on the authority of Anas ibn Malik the people of Mecca asked the Prophet to show them a sign and he showed them the moon splitting in two, twice. He notes that al-Bukhari and Muslim both transmit it through Yunus ibn Muhammad, adds the Ibn Mas'ud report that the moon split in two in the Prophet's time, and frames the verse on the moon's splitting as a standing proof of the mission.
In the other books · 1
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Tathbit Dala'il al-Nubuwwa — Part one, chapter 10
Tathbit Dala'il al-Nubuwwa · juz-1/bab-10
A section of chapter 10 of Qadi Abd al-Jabbar al-Hamdani's Tathbit Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, part one; the Mu'tazili author gathers proofs of the Prophet's mission and miracles from the Qur'an and transmitted reports, answering those who deny prophethood or strip it of miracles. The quoted excerpt is taken from the Wikisource edition.
Sources
- Tafsir Ibn Kathir