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    The document discusses whether there is scientific evidence that supports the Islamic claim that the moon was split during the time of the Prophet Muhammad. It notes that while the Quran mentions the splitting of the moon, the Hadith only states that the Prophet showed the split to people as a sign. The document then examines images from NASA that purportedly show a long fault line on the moon's surface that some Muslims have pointed to as evidence of a split. However, NASA has said that the fault line is short and does not run along the whole spherical surface of the moon. Therefore, the images are not considered definitive proof of an actual splitting of the moon.

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    The document discusses whether there is scientific evidence that supports the Islamic claim that the moon was split during the time of the Prophet Muhammad. It notes that while the Quran mentions the splitting of the moon, the Hadith only states that the Prophet showed the split to people as a sign. The document then examines images from NASA that purportedly show a long fault line on the moon's surface that some Muslims have pointed to as evidence of a split. However, NASA has said that the fault line is short and does not run along the whole spherical surface of the moon. Therefore, the images are not considered definitive proof of an actual splitting of the moon.

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    Moon Split

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    The document discusses whether there is scientific evidence that supports the Islamic claim that the moon was split during the time of the Prophet Muhammad. It notes that while the Quran mentions the splitting of the moon, the Hadith only states that the Prophet showed the split to people as a sign. The document then examines images from NASA that purportedly show a long fault line on the moon's surface that some Muslims have pointed to as evidence of a split. However, NASA has said that the fault line is short and does not run along the whole spherical surface of the moon. Therefore, the images are not considered definitive proof of an actual splitting of the moon.

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    Moon Split or Fault Line?

    (by Khalid Shaukat of Moonsighting.com) Question: Is there any scientific proof that the moon had a huge earthquake the time of which is exactly at the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and the moon was split. Answer: Qur'an does mention about Shaqqul-Qamar (Moon-split). Hadith, mentions that the Prophet (pbuh) showed the split to the people as a sign for the nearness of Qiyamah (Judgment Day). This still does not necessarily mean that the moon actually split; may be; or it was shown to be split without actually splitting. Allah can do all things. But if the split occurred, one should expect that there should be a long-lasting mark on the moon's surface as well as deep inside. NASA has shown this picture which some Muslims see as a proof of moon-split. This picture is not enough proof, especially when NASA pointed it out that this fault line is short and not through the whole spherical surface of the moon. Read more about it with references given here.

    This picture is taken from http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021029.html Another source for the above picture is: http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001486.html According to NASA, the picture above shows a rille (a long narrow depression) or a brook (a small fresh water stream). This rille is not all along the moons sphere, so it cannot be a proof of Moon Split. The images above show the "Straight Wall", a lunar fault line that has shifted to form a 60 mile long, 800 foot high cliff. The fault line is near the center of the moon's face. The first image shows it at first quarter, when sunlight is shining from the right, which is the higher side of the cliff, so the cliff casts a shadow which forms a straight black line. The second (2X close-up) image was taken at third quarter, so the sunlight is shining at the face of the cliff. CCD images at prime focus (first image), and with a 2X barlow (second image). The above pictures taken from http://jmmahony.home.insightbb.com/pgo/photo/moon.html

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