The Holy Quran 54:1 — Surah Al-Qamar

Arabic text

ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ

Translation

Qiyaamah has drawn close and the moon has been split (by Rasulullaah ﷺ in Makkah when the Mushrikeen requested him to perform this miracle).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The event of the splitting of the moon: before the Hijrah (the emigration to Madinah) the noble Prophet ﷺ was staying at Mina. A crowd of disbelievers had gathered there, and they demanded some sign from him ﷺ. He ﷺ said: “Look at the sky.” Suddenly the moon split into two pieces.

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