"Muhammad (peace be upon him) split the moon by Allah's will, a miracle proving his prophethood. The Qur'an says, ‘The Hour has come near, and the moon has split' (Surah Al-Qamar, 54:1). People in Mecca saw it—his foes even called it sorcery (Sahih Bukhari)—yet they couldn't deny it. Allah granted him this sign, like the miracles of past prophets, to show His power through His messenger.
Jesus (peace be upon him) had miracles too—‘We gave him the Injeel, in which was guidance and light' (Surah Al-Ma'idah, 5:46)—like healing the blind. The Qur'an says, ‘The Messiah, son of Mary, was no more than a messenger' (Surah Al-Ma'idah, 5:75). Muhammad's moon-splitting, a cosmic wonder, echoes Jesus' signs, both calling people to worship Allah alone. It's a testament from Allah, not man, sealing his role as the final prophet."
The assertion that Muhammad split the moon (Surah Al-Qamar, 54:1) as a miracle proving his prophethood is dismissed as unverifiable legend and retrospective interpretation. This localised, singular event utterly fails to meet the historical and objective standards that validate the miracles of Christ.
1. The Absence of Objective, Corroborating Evidence
The most crushing deficiency of the moon-splitting claim is the total absence of any independent, objective historical record outside of Islamic tradition.
2. Christ's Miracles are Salvific and Superior
The miracles of Jesus Christ are not only attested by multiple eyewitnesses (Luke 1:1-4) but are salvific, prophetic, and superior in purpose.
3. The Divine Identity Trumps All Signs
Christians dismiss the attempt to equate Muhammad's alleged sign with Christ's. Christ's actions validated His identity as God Incarnate (John 1:1, 14), rendering all other signs secondary.