Al-Qamar
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Al-Qamar is the 54th chapter of the Quran, with 55 verses.The Surah was revealed in Mecca. The opening verses refer to the splitting of the Moon. "Qamar", meaning "Moon" in Arabic, is also a common na
Sura 54
Qur'an folio with the heading for the chapter Al-Qamar. End of the 9th or beginning of the 10th century. Kufic script. Bibliothèque nationale de France
Splitting of the Moon
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The Splitting of the Moon is a miracle in the Muslim faith attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The event is referenced in Surah Al-Qamar 54:1–2, where the Moon is said to have split, and is fu
Al-Qamar
…lit. 'The Moon') is the 54th chapter (surah) of the Quran, with 55 verses (ayat).The Surah was revealed in Mecca. The opening verses refer to the splitting of the Moon. "Qamar" (قمر), meaning "Moon" in Arabic, is also a common name among Muslims. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation…
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.
NASA photograph from Apollo 10 in 1969. Rima Ariadaeus, one of many rilles on the surface of the Moon, has been claimed on Internet forums to be evidence of the splitting of the Moon.
Full Moon 2010