Analysis of the Moon Split Miracle of Prophet Muhammad sallalahu alayhe wasallam from the Quran , Hadith and Science.

1. Did
the
moon
split?

2. Contents
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What caused this ?
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What Quran says ?
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What Prophet Muhammad
saww said?
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What the science says?

3. The Lunar Surface
What caused this long crack on the moon??

4. Lunar Surface
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In many places the lunar surface is broken and a portion is
down dropped, forming trench like features known as rimae
or rilles.

5. Lunar Rille/Rimae
A Lunar Rille
Explanation:
 Discovered 200 years ago with
a small telescope
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What could cause a long
indentation on the Moon?
Photo Credit: Apollo 10, NASA
Three types of rilles are now
recognized:
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Sinuous rilles – these have many
meandering curves,
Arcuate rilles – these form
sweeping arcs.
Straight rilles -- like
Ariadaeus Rille pictured left.

7. Ariadaeus Rille

8. Ariadaeus Rille

9. Ariadaeus Rille
So what caused
these Rilles?

10. Ariadaeus Rille
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This linear rille called Ariadaeus Rille was
photographed by the Apollo 10 crew in 1969
during their historic approach to only 14-kilometers
above the lunar surface.
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Ariadaeus Rille is over 300 km in length; a portion
of the central section of the rille about 120 km in
length is pictured here
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A linear section of the crust is dropped down along
parallel faults or breaks in the crust to form a
graben or fault trough.
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The faulting must be relatively young because so
few craters appear to be younger than the faults,
and because the edges of the trough appear to be
crisp and little affected by slumping and other
mass wasting.

11. What Allah Says in Quran?
Allah Subhana Tala says in
Surah:54: Al-Qamar:Ayah:1
“The hour has drawn near, and the moon has
been cleft asunder” 54:1

12. What Muhammad
(saw) said? ~ Book of Bukhari
Vol 005, Book 058, Hadith Number 208.
----------------------------------------Narated By Anas bin Malik : The people of Mecca asked Allah's Apostle to
show them a miracle. So he showed them the moon split in two halves
between which they saw the Hiram' mountain.
Vol 005, Book 058, Hadith Number 209.
----------------------------------------Narated By 'Abdullah : The moon was split (into two pieces) while we were with
the Prophet in Mina. He said, "Be witnesses." Then a Piece of the moon
went towards the mountain.
Vol 004, Book 056, Hadith Number 832.
----------------------------------------Narated By Ibn 'Abbas : The moon was split into two parts during the lifetime of
the Prophet.

13. Book of Bukhari
Volumn 006, Book 060, Hadith Number 387.
---------------------------------------Narated By 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."
Volumn 006, Book 060, Hadith Number 388.
----------------------------------------Narated By Abdullah : The moon was cleft asunder while we were in the
company of the Prophet, and it became two parts. The Prophet said,
Witness, witness (this miracle)."
Volumn 006, Book 060, Hadith Number 389.
----------------------------------------Narated By Ibn Abbas : The moon was cleft asunder during the lifetime of the
Prophet.

14. What Science says?
Cause of Rilles?
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Science is NOT YET SURE!
Sinuous rilles are now thought to be remnants of
ancient lava flows,
The origins of arcuate and linear rilles –like the
Ariadaeous rilles are still being researched
See topic of research.

15. Will you wait for science?
Or will you believe in Allah’s Words?

16. Sources
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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021029.html
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/stellar/scenes/moon_e/moon_a32.htm
http://www.astrosurf.com/lunascan/AS10-31-4645.htm