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the splitting of the moon

Cited in 2 segments across 2 recordings · 2019 to 2020 · event/event:splitting-of-the-moon

Citing segments

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11 Dec 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Did the Prophet Muhammad perform miracles? The guest argues that the Quran implies the Prophet performed no miracles and ties signs to compulsion, so traditionalists read miracles in from hadith; both speakers appear to reject the view that every prophet needs a miracle. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechDr Javad T. Hashmi (guest)mu'jizah (miracle)the splitting of the moonreport: the prophet had no shadow (unresolved; cited as an example of miracle reports) machine4 min 27 s1:30:29on YouTube
18 Oct 2019Hadith Studies Did the Prophet really split the moon in half? No: Mufti Abu Layth says the moon was not split; the companions described what they perceived, most likely a lunar eclipse, and Quran 54:1 is about the end of the world. Question from live chatposition checkedQuran 54:1 (the Hour has drawn near and the moon has split)the splitting of the moonreport: the moon was split in two in the time of the prophetIbn Abbas [?] machine2 min 15 s0:40on YouTube