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{{Quote|1=[http://web.archive.org/web/20080103182854/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/maududi/mau54.html The Meaning of the Qur'an: Al-Qamar]<BR>Syed Abu-Ala' Maududi|2=The amazing and wonderful phenomenon of the splitting of the Moon was a manifest sign of the truth that the Resurrection, of which the Holy Prophet was giving them the news, could take place and that it had approached near at hand. The great sphere of the Moon had split into two distinct parts in front of their very eyes. The two parts had separated and receded so much apart from each other that to the on-lookers one part had appeared on one side of the mountain and the other on the other side of it. Then, in an instant the two had rejoined.}} | {{Quote|1=[http://web.archive.org/web/20080103182854/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/maududi/mau54.html The Meaning of the Qur'an: Al-Qamar]<BR>Syed Abu-Ala' Maududi|2=The amazing and wonderful phenomenon of the splitting of the Moon was a manifest sign of the truth that the Resurrection, of which the Holy Prophet was giving them the news, could take place and that it had approached near at hand. The great sphere of the Moon had split into two distinct parts in front of their very eyes. The two parts had separated and receded so much apart from each other that to the on-lookers one part had appeared on one side of the mountain and the other on the other side of it. Then, in an instant the two had rejoined.}} | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|||3636|darussalam}}|Narrated Abdullah bin Masud: "During the lifetime of the Prophet the moon was split into two parts and on that the Prophet said, 'Bear witness (to thus).'"}} | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|||3637|darussalam}}|Narrated Anas: "That the Meccan people requested Allah's Apostle to show them a miracle, and so he showed them the splitting of the moon."}} | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|||3638|darussalam}}|Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: "The moon was split into two parts during the lifetime of the Prophet."}} | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|||3868|darussalam}}|Narrated 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."}} | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|||3869|darussalam}}|Narrated '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."}} | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|||3870|darussalam}}|Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: "During the lifetime of Allah's Apostle the moon was split (into two places)."}} | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|||3871|darussalam}}|Narrated 'Abdullah: "The moon was split (into two pieces)."}} | ||
===Water Creation Miracle=== | ===Water Creation Miracle=== | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|||169|darussalam}}|Narrated Anas bin Malik: I saw Allah's Apostle when the 'Asr prayer was due and the people searched for water to perform ablution but they could not find it. Later on (a pot full of) water for ablution was brought to Allah's Apostle . He put his hand in that pot and ordered the people to perform ablution from it. I saw the water springing out from underneath his fingers till all of them performed the ablution (it was one of the miracles of the Prophet).}} | ||
===Multiplied Bread Miracle=== | ===Multiplied Bread Miracle=== | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|||4102|darussalam}}| Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: When the Trench was dug, I saw the Prophet in the state of severe hunger. So I returned to my wife and said, "Have you got anything (to eat), for I have seen Allah's Apostle in a state of severe hunger." She brought out for me, a bag containing one Sa of barley, and we had a domestic she animal (i.e. a kid) which I slaughtered then, and my wife ground the barley and she finished at the time I finished my job (i.e. slaughtering the kid). Then I cut the meat into pieces and put it in an earthenware (cooking) pot, and returned to Allah's Apostle . My wife said, "Do not disgrace me in front of Allah's Apostle and those who are with him." So I went to him and said to him secretly, "O Allah's Apostle! I have slaughtered a she-animal (i.e. kid) of ours, and we have ground a Sa of barley which was with us. So please come, you and another person along with you." The Prophet raised his voice and said, "O people of Trench! Jabir has prepared a meal so let us go." Allah's Apostle said to me, "Don't put down your earthenware meat pot (from the fireplace) or bake your dough till I come." So I came (to my house) and Allah's Apostle too, came, proceeding before the people. When I came to my wife, she said, "May Allah do so-and-so to you." I said, "I have told the Prophet of what you said." Then she brought out to him (i.e. the Prophet the dough, and he spat in it and invoked for Allah's Blessings in it. Then he proceeded towards our earthenware meat-pot and spat in it and invoked for Allah's Blessings in it. Then he said (to my wife). Call a lady-baker to bake along with you and keep on taking out scoops from your earthenware meat-pot, and do not put it down from its fireplace." They were one-thousand (who took their meals), and by Allah they all ate, and when they left the food and went away, our earthenware pot was still bubbling (full of meat) as if it had not decreased, and our dough was still being baked as if nothing had been taken from it.}} | ||
==Analysis== | ==Analysis== | ||
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When challenged by skeptics, the hadith record that Muhammad denied being able to perform any miracles. He admitted that although other prophets before him were given the power of performing miracles, his only miracle was the Qur'an: | When challenged by skeptics, the hadith record that Muhammad denied being able to perform any miracles. He admitted that although other prophets before him were given the power of performing miracles, his only miracle was the Qur'an: | ||
{{Quote|{{Bukhari| | {{Quote|{{Bukhari|||7274|darussalam}}|Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "There was no prophet among the prophets but was given miracles because of which people had security or had belief, but what I was given was the Divine Inspiration which Allah revealed to me. So I hope that my followers will be more than those of any other prophet on the Day of Resurrection."}} | ||
====Qur'anic Evidence==== | ====Qur'anic Evidence==== | ||