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To Conclude: There is no longer any doubt concerning the possibility that the Splitting of the Moon occurred; it has been proved decisively. And now we shall mention six4 of the many evidences pointing to its occurrence.
The concurrence of the Companions of the Prophet, who were all men of
justice, on its occurrence.
Their agreement in expounding the verse, And the moon is split of all exacting commentators on the Qur'an.
The fact that, relying on numerous different chains of authorities and lines of transmission, all the scholars of the Prophetic Hadiths and transmitters of the sound narrations narrated the event.5
The testimony of all the saints and the veracious, those who receive inspiration, and uncover the mysteries of the creation.
The confirmation of learned scholars and theologians, whose ways differ greatly from one another.
The fact that the Community of Muhammad (PBUH) accepted its occurrence, which, on an established principle, never agrees upon error.6
These six evidences prove the Splitting of the Moon as clearly as the sun.
CONCLUSION
Up to here this Addendum has been in the name of establishing the truth, and for the sake of silencing those enemies who deny it. Its concluding sentences will now be in the name of the truth and for the sake of belief. Indeed, establishing the truth spoke as above, now the truth speaks.
The Seal of the Office of Prophethood, who was the luminous moon of its heaven, proved his sainthood through his Ascension. This was the greatest wonder and supreme miracle of sainthood, achieved through his worship, which was so elevated as to make him God's beloved. That is to say, by travelling with his earthly body through the heavens, his superiority and his being God's beloved were demonstrated to the dwellers of the heavens and inhabitants of the lofty worlds. So too, through the moon, which is bound to the earth and suspended in the heavens, being split into two halves at the sign of an inhabitant of the earth, a miracle indicating to that earth-dweller's mes-sengership was displayed to the other inhabitants of the earth. Thus, the person of Muhammad (PBUH) flew to the very summit of perfections on the two luminous wings of messengership and sainthood — like the two luminous unfolded wings of the moon; he ascended to the distance of two bow-lengths', he became the cause of pride of both the inhabitants of the heavens and the inhabitants of the earth.
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4. That is to say, there are six proofs concerning the event in the form of a sixfold consensus. Unfortunately, the explanation of them is brief, although they deserve more.
5. Musnad, i, 377, 413, 447, 456; iii, 207, 220, 275, 278; iv, 81; Tafsir Ihn Kathir, vi, 469.
6. Suyûtï, Nazm al-Mutanàthir fi'l-Hadith al-Mutawätir, 180; Tabarânî, al-Mu'jam al-Kablr, xii, 13623-4; xvii, 666-7; Ibn 'Adï. al-Kämilfïl-Du'afa, iii, 1307.
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