God Almighty says that Resurrection draws near and the moon cleft asunder.

God Almighty says that Resurrection draws near and the moon cleft asunder. The question of the Cleaving of the Moon is recurrently mentioned in Shi‘i and Sunni tradition sources, according to which, disbelievers asked the Noble Prophet of Islam (S) to cleave the moon asunder because they imagined that magic and sorcery could not affect the heaven and if the moon happened to cleave asunder, 's (S) task could definitely be regarded as a miracle.

It is worthy of note that separation of the planets of the solar system off the sun and/or meteors reflect the possibility of the moon cleaving asunder. It is interesting to note that Cleaving of the Moon occurred at night without prior proclamation as to the same while people were asleep.

The travelers proceeding toward Mecca and Syria and even Indians could witness Cleaving of the Moon.[^1] It is inscribed on some monuments in India that the completion date of those monuments was the time when the moon cleft asunder. According to Muslim consensus, consecutively transmitted traditions, and the testimonies of many a Prophetic Companion, people witnessed Cleaving of the Moon.

According to Tabarsi, ‘Abd Allah ibn Mas‘ud, Anas ibn Malik, Hudhayfa, Ibn ‘Abbas, Jubayr ibn Mat‘am, and ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar witnessed Cleaving of the Moon and bore witness to the same.

According to Tabarsi, it is also narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that disbelievers got together one night in full moon and asked the Noble Prophet (S): "If your claim to Prophethood is true, command the moon to cleave asunder into two halves." The Noble Prophet (S) inquired: "If I do so, would you believe?" They replied: "Yes." Then the Noble Prophet (S) invoked God Almighty to command the moon to cleave asunder into two halves.

The Noble Prophet (S) summoned disbelievers and asked them to observe Cleaving of the Moon.