THE MOON CRACKED ?

Allah Almighty said that the moon cracked. Science today did indeed confirm this!
See below....

The moon's crack in the Noble Quran, and its appearance to split in half according to MANY eye witnesses, including non-Muslims!
The sections of this article are:
1- The moon-crack Noble Verse, and the appearance of the moon-split Hadiths as a Sign of Prophethood.2- Chakrawati Farmas, King of Malabar in India, WITNESSED the splitting of the moon!
3- The fault line and cracking of the moon. With quotes and images.
4- Conclusion.



1- The moon-crack Noble Verse, and the appearance of the moon-split Hadiths as a Sign of Prophethood.

As we clearly see in the Narrations below, the Prophet, peace be upon him, was asked by the people to perform a Miracle. Then Allah Almighty immediately caused for the moon to quake and crack as a Divine and Clear Sign of real Prophehood. It is important, however, to know that the Prophet, peace be upon him, did not split the moon with his index finger. This is a lie that was made up against our Prophet peace be upon him by some Islamphobes. It appears however from many witnesses that were documented in the Sahih Muslim and Sahih Bukhari, that Allah Almighty made the moon appear as it was split in half for some of the people who asked our Prophet to show them a miracle. But it is important to know that no where in the Islamic books do we see any mention of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, going up to the moon and splitting it with his index finger as some of the people mistakenly think.

Moon Quake would cause the appearance of a split:

The appearance of the splitting of the moon as mentioned in the many eye witness accounts below along with even a non-Muslim Indian king (see the next main section), is very possible due to the moon quake and the excessive vibration caused by the quake. The extremely quaking moon could very easily appear as splitting in half to the people on Earth.

The Noble Quran's Claim and the many recorded eye witnesses:

The following is the Noble Verse that talks about the actual cracking of the moon, and the narrations and eye witnesses that directly talked about the appearance of the moon-split which was a Sign from GOD Almighty to prove the Prophethood of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him:

"The hour of judgement approacheth; and the moon hath been cracked (inshaqqa). (The Noble Quran, 54:1)""inshaqqa" was translated into "split in sunder". The Arabic word "inhaqqa" can also literally mean "cracked".

As the scientific quote below in the "3- The fault line of the moon" section says:"It's actually a fault line formed from a moonquake in the ancient past."
Indeed, the moon did get "cracked"! Allah Praise are due to Allah Almighty alone! See the captured images in the section below!

The S-shaped moon orbit!

It is also relevant to know that Allah Almighty described the shape of the moon's entire orbit around the earth as a shape of an old and dried-out date tree's branch, also scientifically known and confirmed today as S-shaped. The shape of the old and dried-out branch of a date tree does resemble the letter "S". I provided images in the article that prove this.
Please visit: The moon's S-shaped orbit around earth is shaped like a branch of a date tree, mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!

The eye-witness accounts:
Let us look at those eye witnesses' narrations:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: "The people of Mecca asked Allah's Apostle to show them a miracle. So he showed them the moon split in two halves between which they saw the Hiram' mountain. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar), Volume 5, Book 58, Number 208)"

Narrated 'Abdullah: "The moon was split ( into two pieces ) while we were with the Prophet in Mina. He said, "Be witnesses." Then a Piece of the moon went towards the mountain. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar), Volume 5, Book 58, Number 209)"

Narrated Abdullah bin Masud: "During the lifetime of the Prophet the moon was split into two parts and on that the Prophet said, 'Bear witness (to thus).' (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 830)"

Narrated Anas: "That the Meccan people requested Allah's Apostle to show them a miracle, and so he showed them the splitting of the moon. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 831)"

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: "The moon was split into two parts during the lifetime of the Prophet. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 832)"

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: "During the lifetime of Allah's Apostle the moon was split (into two places). (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar), Volume 5, Book 58, Number 210)"

Narrated 'Abdullah: "The moon was split (into two pieces). (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar), Volume 5, Book 58, Number 211)"
Narrated Abdullah: "Five things have passed, i.e. the smoke, the defeat of the Romans, the splitting of the moon, Al-Batsha (the defeat of the infidels in the battle of Badr) and Al-Lizam (the punishment)' (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)), Volume 6, Book 60, Number 345)"

Narrated Abdullah: "Allah sent (the Prophet) Muhammad and said:-- 'Say, No wage do I ask of you for this (Qur'an) nor am I one of the pretenders (i.e. a person who pretends things which do not exist). (38.68) When Allah's Apostle saw Quraish standing against him, he said, "O Allah! Help me against them by afflicting them with seven years of famine similar to the seven years (of famine) of Joseph. So they were afflicted with a year of drought that destroyed everything, and they ate bones and hides. (One of them said), "And they ate hides and dead animals, and (it seemed to them that) something like smoke was coming out of the earth. So Abu Sufyan came to the Prophet and said, "O Muhammad! Your people are on the verge of destruction! Please invoke Allah to relieve them." So the Prophet invoked Allah for them (and the famine disappeared). He said to them. "You will revert (to heathenism) after that." 'Abdullah then recited: 'Then watch you for the Day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible.......but truly you will revert (to disbelief).' He added, "Will the punishment be removed from them in the Hereafter? The smoke and the grasp and the Al-Lizam have all passed." One of the sub-narrator said, "The splitting of the moon." And another said, "The defeat of the Romans (has passed)." (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)), Volume 6, Book 60, Number 349)"

Narrated 'Abdullah: "Five things have passed: Al-Lizam, the defeat of the Romans, the mighty grasp, the splitting of the moon, and the smoke. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)), Volume 6, Book 60, Number 350)"
Narrated Ibn Masud: "During the lifetime of Allah's Apostle the moon was split into two parts; one part remained over the mountain, and the other part went beyond the mountain. On that, Allah's Apostle said, 'Witness this miracle.' (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)), Volume 6, Book 60, Number 387)"
Narrated Abdullah: "The moon was cleft asunder while we were in the company of the Prophet, and it became two parts. The Prophet said, 'Witness, witness (this miracle).' (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)), Volume 6, Book 60, Number 388)"

Narrated Ibn Abbas: "The moon was cleft asunder during the lifetime of the Prophet. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)), Volume 6, Book 60, Number 389)"

Narrated Anas: "The people of Mecca asked the Prophet to show them a sign (miracle). So he showed them (the miracle) of the cleaving of the moon. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)), Volume 6, Book 60, Number 390)"
Narrated Anas: "The moon was cleft asunder into two parts. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)), Volume 6, Book 60, Number 391)"

"Abdullah said that five signs have (become things) of the past (and have proved the truth of the Holy Prophet): (Enveloping) by the smoke, inevitable (punishment to the Meccans at Badr), (the victory of) Rome, (violent) seizing (of the Meccans at Badr) and (the splitting up of) the Moon. (Translation of Sahih Muslim, The Book Giving Description of the Day of Judgement, Paradise and Hell (Kitab Sifat Al-Qiyamah wa'l Janna wa'n-Nar), Book 039, Number 6721)"
"Abu Ma'mar reported on the authority of Abdullah that the moon was split up during lifetime by Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) in two parts and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Bear testimony to this. (Translation of Sahih Muslim, The Book Giving Description of the Day of Judgement, Paradise and Hell (Kitab Sifat Al-Qiyamah wa'l Janna wa'n-Nar), Book 039, Number 6724)"

"This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abdullah b. Mas'ud (who said): We were along with Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) at Mina, that moon was split up into two. One of its parts was behind the mountain and the other one was on this side of the mountain. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to us: Bear witness to this. (Translation of Sahih Muslim, The Book Giving Description of the Day of Judgement, Paradise and Hell (Kitab Sifat Al-Qiyamah wa'l Janna wa'n-Nar), Book 039, Number 6725)"

"Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported that the moon was split up in two parts during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). The mountain covered one of its parts and one part of it was above the mountain and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Bear witness to this. (Translation of Sahih Muslim, The Book Giving Description of the Day of Judgement, Paradise and Hell (Kitab Sifat Al-Qiyamah wa'l Janna wa'n-Nar), Book 039, Number 6726)"
"Anas reported that the people of Mecca demanded from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) that he should show them (some) signs (miracles) and he showed them the splitting of the moon. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters. (Translation of Sahih Muslim, The Book Giving Description of the Day of Judgement, Paradise and Hell (Kitab Sifat Al-Qiyamah wa'l Janna wa'n-Nar), Book 039, Number 6728)"

"Anas reported that the moon was split up in two parts and in the hadith recorded in Abu Dawud, the words are: 'The moon was split up into two parts during the life of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him).' (Translation of Sahih Muslim, The Book Giving Description of the Day of Judgement, Paradise and Hell (Kitab Sifat Al-Qiyamah wa'l Janna wa'n-Nar), Book 039, Number 6729)"

"Ibn 'Abbas reported that the moon was split up during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him). (Translation of Sahih Muslim, The Book Giving Description of the Day of Judgement, Paradise and Hell (Kitab Sifat Al-Qiyamah wa'l Janna wa'n-Nar), Book 039, Number 6730)"


2- Chakrawati Farmas, King of Malabar in India, WITNESSED the splitting of the moon!
The following link was given to me by brother Karim, who is one of the site's authors; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him.

From http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/farmas.html:
The incident relating to King Chakrawati Farmas is documented in an old manuscript in the India Office Library, London, which has reference number: Arabic, 2807, 152-173. It is quoted in the book “Muhammad Rasulullah,” by M. Hamidullah:

“There is a very old tradition in Malabar, South-West Coast of India, that Chakrawati Farmas, one of their kings, had observed the splitting of the moon, the celebrated miracle of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) at Mecca, and learning on inquiry that there was a prediction of the coming of a Messenger of God from Arabia, he appointed his son as regent and set out to meet him. He embraced Islam at the hand of the Prophet, and when returning home, at the direction of the Prophet, died at the port of Zafar, Yemen, where the tomb of the “Indian king” was piously visited for many centuries.”

The old manuscript in the 'India Office Library' contains several other details about King Chakrawati Farmas and his travel.

The splitting of the moon is mentioned in the Holy Qur'an, Surah Al-Qamar (54), Verses 1-3:

The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.And if they behold a portent they turn away and say:Prolonged illusion.They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts.Yet everything will come to a decision.

According to Maududi, the traditionists and commentators have agreed that this incident took place at Mina in Makkah about five years before the Holy Prophet's Hijra (migration) to Madinah.

The Moon had split into two distinct parts in front of their very eyes. The two parts had separated and receded so much apart from each other that to the on-lookers (in Makkah) one part had appeared on one side of the mountain and the other on the other side of it. Then, in an instant the two had rejoined. This was a manifest proof of the truth that the system of the universe was neither eternal nor immortal, it could be disrupted.

This incident indicated that huge stars and planets could split asunder, disintegrate, collide with each other, and everything that had been described in the Qur'an on the Resurrection could happen. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) invited the people's attention to this event only with this object in view and asked them to mark it and be a witness to it. But the disbelievers described it as a magical illusion and persisted in their denial. They were reproached in Surah Al-Qamar (The Moon) for their stubbornness.

Other Relevant Notes:

It is due to this incident about their king, the people of Malabar became the first community in India to accept Islam. Subsequently, they increased their trade with Arabs, as the Arab ships used to pass by their shores on the way to China before the advent of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

Before Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Malabar also had a Christian community dating back from the earliest followers of Prophet Jesus ('Isa), pbuh. St. Thomas is believed to have migrated to India and died there. This community remained untouched by later theological developments in Christianity until the arrival of Portugese traveler Vasco da Gama.

When the British were consolidating their stronghold in India, they deployed the largest naval operation (on the shores of India) against the Muslims of Malabar.


3- The fault line and cracking of the moon:
"The hour of judgement approacheth; and the moon hath been cracked (inshaqqa). (The Noble Quran, 54:1)"

The following scientific web sites show, with images, how the moon's fault line splits it in half:
1- http://www.synapses.co.uk/astro/moon3.html:

"Do you need a telescope to see these things?

Yes, you really need a telescope to see the details in craters. You certainly need magnification for you to see rills (also called rilles or clefts). Rills look like dried up riverbeds and can be either straight or irregular. The irregular rills were probably created by flowing lava behaving like water and moving like a stream. The straight rills are probably faults like those on Earth - formed when a part of the surface collapsed on one side of the rill, leaving a cliff face. They are fairly common on maria because the basalt plains of the maria are only a few meters thick (but some may be thicker). Maria, however, are very wide. The crust under them easily deforms causing the surface to crack and sink, producing a fault that looks like a straight rill."
2- http://www.pa.msu.edu/people/frenchj/moon/index2.html This page is also copied my site here.
"....It's actually a fault line formed from a moonquake in the ancient past...."

The moon's fault line:
The following image was sent to me by brother Arief; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him.

4- Conclusion:

Science has confirmed that the moon did indeed crack as Allah Almighty mentioned in the Noble Quran 1500 years ago. There are also ample eye witnesses that saw the moon split in half, which was a Sign of Prophethood proving Prophet Muhammad's Truthfulness from Allah Almighty. Allah Almighty in the Noble Quran did not lie, nor did His Messenger and our beloved and cherished, Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.
All Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty!

By : FUTURISTIC SPACE RESOURCES

The explosion of Stars (FORMING ROSES), Galaxies and the Universe in the Noble Quran had been confirmed by NASA:

The sections of this article are:
1- The explosion of Stars (FORMING ROSES), Galaxies and the Universe in the Noble Quran had been confirmed by NASA.

2- Look at the accuracy of the description in Allah Almighty's Words and the confirmed reality.

3- Pictures of more ROSY explosions captured by NASA.

Explosions weren't known 1,500 years ago:
First of all, it is worth mentioning that dynamites, bombs and explosions, in general, weren't known to man 1,500 years ago, and certainly, explosions of galaxies weren't also known to man 1,500 years ago, and nor were they even known to us until very recently. Yet, we see a very accurate description by Allah Almighty in the Noble Quran, below, about the galaxies' explosions resembling ROSES, which the ample pictures below clearly prove. This is, again, despite the fact that the Holy Prophet of Islam, Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, never saw any explosion in his entire life, nor were explosions -especially explosions of galaxies - even known to man, 1,500 years ago.

The following photo was taken from the NASA web site at: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap991031.html


Scientists just recently discovered an exploded galaxy. Let us look at what Allah Almighty Said in the Noble Quran:

"And when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh ROSY-LIKE PAINT - (The Noble Quran, 55:37)"

Note: The Noble Verse in Arabic says: "Fa-itha inshaqqati alssamao fakanat wardatan kaalddihani" "Wardatan" is derived from the root word "Warda", which literally means "rose" or "flower".

In the Arabic Noble Verse, "wardatan" was translated as "ROSY" above. The root word "WARDA" in Arabic LITERALLY means "ROSE" or "FLOWER". The "tan" at the end of "wardatan" is not part of the word. It is only an Arabic PUNCTUATION that only changes the sound of the word for grammatical rules. It is pronounced as "ten", with the "a" being short. The reason why the above word was not written as "wardaten" is because in many parts of the world, the English word "ten" (number 10) is pronounced as "tin". Only the American-English pronounce the "e" as a short "a". Most of the world uses the British-English system and they pronounce the "e" as "i", and the "o" as it is, such as "stop" pronounced as "stope". The American-English pronounces the "o" as a thick "a". Also, if we were to add two Arabic characters, "alif" and "noon" at the end of "warda", it would change the pronunciation to "taan" (wardataan), and it then becomes two "wardas"; plural.

Explosion of Galaxies can not be seen with the naked eye. It also can not be seen with regular telescopes. You need the special Government-owned and NASA-owned "Hubble Space" Super Telescope. The point from all of this is that Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him could not have come up with any of this on his own 1500 years ago!

No "red" was mentioned in the Noble Verse!

It is worth mentioning that many English translations of Noble Verse 55:37 falsely added the word "red" in the translation. Allah Almighty never said that the explosions will look LIKE HUMR or AHMAR (red) ROSY PAINT. He just said LIKE ROSY PAINT without any specific color. The following analysis clearly and indisputably prove this:
‏55:37 فاذا انشقت السماء فكانت وردة كالدهان

[055:037] Fa-itha inshaqqati alssamao fakanat wardatan kaalddihani
The highlighted part in Noble Verse 55:37 only says LIKE ROSY PAINT. Notice that no HUMR or AHMAR is mentioned in the transliteration.
Noble Veres with "RED" (HUMR or AHMAR):
‏35:27 الم تر ان الله انزل من السماء ماء فاخرجنا به ثمرات مختلفا الوانها ومن الجبال جدد بيض وحمر مختلف الوانها وغرابيب سود
[035:027] Alam tara anna Allaha anzala mina alssama-i maan faakhrajna bihi thamaratin mukhtalifan alwanuha wamina aljibali judadun beedun wahumrun mukhtalifun alwanuha wagharabeebu soodun

[035:027] Seest thou not that God sends down rain from the sky? With it We then bring out produce of various colours. And in the mountains are tracts white and red, of various shades of colour, and black intense in hue.

Notice how حمر doesn't exist in the Arabic text of Noble Verse 55:37. "Red" was only added by the English translators. In fact, Rashad Khalifa got the English translation of Noble Verse 55:37 right:
Noble Verse(s) 55:37
Khalifa: (why is he here?)[055:037] When the sky disintegrates, and turns rose colored like paint.


Look at the accuracy of the description in Allah Almighty's Words and the confirmed reality:
Government-owned and NASA-owned "Hubble Space" Super Telescopes obviously did not exist 1500 years ago during the times of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. Regular telescopes can't even see Galaxies.

They can hardly see the details of the surface of the moon. It is amazing that the EXPLOSIONS of galaxies and the formation of the ROSES had been prophesied in the Noble Quran. When anyone viewed the Universe 1500 years ago, he would either see it as pure blue during the day or pure black during the night. Our naked eyes can never see any explosion of any Galaxy, not even with the aid of a telescope. Who could ever imagine that the Universe had galaxies in it and they do explode?

Allah Almighty in Noble Verse 55:37 is telling us that the Universe will all turn into exploded galaxies looking like roses when the Day of Judgement happens.

TUNTUTAN MENEROKAI ILMU DAN MEMBANGUN TEKNOLOGI

الْحَمْدُ ِللهِ الَّذِيْ أَحْيَا قُلُوْبَ عِبَادِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ بِنُوْرِ الْعِلْمِ وَالْعِرْفَانِ، أَنْقَذَهُمْ مِنَ الْجَهَالَةِ وَسَيِّئِ اْلأَفْهَامِ. أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَّ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لآ شَرِيْكَ لَهُ مَنَحَ أُوْلِى الْعِلْمِ أَسْمَى الْغَايَاتِ وَالْمَأرِبِ، مَادَامُوْا بِالشَّرِيْعَةِ عَامِلِيْنَ، وَعَلَى الْحَقِّ سَائِرِيْنَ. وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُهُ إِمَامَ الْمُهْتَدِيْنَ وَقُدْوَةَ السَّالِكِيْنَ. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَبْعُوْثِ رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَالَمِيْنَ، وَعَلَى أَلِهِ وصَحْبِهِ ذَوِى الْعِلْمِ وَالْحِلْمِ وَالْجِدِّ وَالْيَقِيْنِ.
أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَيَا عِبَادَ اللهِ، إِتَّقُوا اللهَ أُوْصِيْكُمْ وَنَفْسِيْ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ فَقَدْ فَازَ الْمُتَّقُوْنَ.S

SIDANG JUMAAT YANG DIRAHMATI ALLAH ,

Marilah sama-sama kita meningkatkan ketakwaan kita kepada Allah s.w.t, dengan melaksanakan segala perintah-Nya dan menjauhi segala tegahan-Nya. Mudah-mudahan kita mendapat kebahagiaan di dunia dan juga di akhirat. SIDANG JUMAAT YANG BERBAHAGIA,
Islam amat mementingkan soal penerokaan dan penguasaan ilmu pengetahuan bagi memantapkan keimanan dan kesejahteraan hidup manusia. Justeru, banyak firman Allah s.w.t. seperti : أَفَلاَ تَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ, أَفَلاَ تَعْقِلُوْنَ تَتَفَكَّرُوْنَ أَفَلاَ dan seumpamanya menyuruh kita supaya menggunakan akal fikiran, merenung dengan mendalam akan kekuasaan dan kebesaran ciptaan-Nya, mencari ilmu pengetahuan, menganalisis, mengkaji, menyelidik, dan mengambil iktibar daripada peristiwa dan hikmat terhadap umat masa lampau. Mereka ini terdiri dari kalangan yang dikenali sebagai ulul albab.
Bermula dari sini membolehkan kita merancang, mengurus serta membangun tamadun ummah dan negara. Melihat kepada tamadun dan kejayaan ummah dimasa lampau, maka mimbar jumaat pada hari ini ingin menyeru sidang jumaat sekelian agar menghayati tajuk khutbah : " TUNTUTAN MENEROKA ILMU DAN MEMBANGUN TEKNOLOGI ".
ٍSAUDARA KAUM MUSLIMIN YANG DIRAHMATI ALLAH, Umat Islam telah melalui zaman kegemilangan sewaktu pemerintahan kerajaan Umaiyah dan kerajaan Abasiah. Beberapa abad selepas itu, Islam telah berjaya membina ketamadunan, kegemilangan dan kejayaan mendahului barat dengan kemajuan dan penerokaan ilmu-ilmu yang baru seperti ilmu perubatan, ilmu kimia, ilmu hisab, ilmu astronomi dan sebagainya. Sesungguhnya pemacu kepada ketamadunan dan kegemilangan yang dicapai oleh Umat Islam pada ketika itu adalah di atas dasar iman dan takwa serta natijah penerokaan ilmu-ilmu yang telah dilakukan oleh ulama-ulama dan para sarjana Islam. Antara tokoh ilmuan dan para sarjana Islam yang disanjungi sehingga ke hari ini ialah Ibnu Sina, ibnu al-Haitham, Al-Farabi, Al-Biruni, Al-Khawarizmi dan lain-lain, yang mana mereka ini telah banyak berjasa dan menyumbang di dalam bidang penerokaan ilmu masing-masing. Penerokaan dan kesungguhan mereka mengkaji serta menggali isi kandungan al-Quran menjadi serampang dua mata, di samping dapat meneroka ilmu-ilmu yang tidak pernah diterokai oleh barat, hasil kajian mereka juga semakin mendekatkan diri mereka kepada Allah s.w.t.
Sains adalah salah satu cabang ilmu dalam ajaran Islam. Ia dilihat berfungsi sebagai alat yang mampu berperanan untuk memelihara lima perkara utama Maqasid Syariah iaitu memelihara agama, akal, nyawa, keturunan dan harta. Menyedari hakikat inilah para ulama Islam terawal telah bangun berusaha dengan gigih untuk menjalankan pelbagai penyelidikan dalam bidang tersebut. Berkat dengan kesungguhan mereka tamadun Islam berkembang dengan cemerlang. SAUDARA KAUM MUSLIMIN YANG BERBAHAGIA, Persoalannya, mengapa pencapaian gemilang umat Islam dahulu hanya tinggal kenangan ? sebaliknya umat Islam masa kini dilabelkan sebagai mundur, lemah, miskin, jumud dan pelbagai tanggapan negatif. Sedangkan ulamak terdahulu telah merintis laluan dalam bidang pengkajian masing-masing. Sewajarnya umat Islam kini meneruskan kesinambungan tersebut dengan lebih giat lagi, terutama mempelajari sains dan teknologi kerana ianya terbukti mampu menyelesaikan pelbagai masalah kehidupan manusia seperti masalah berkaitan kesihatan, kecantikan, jenayah, pertanian, teknologi angkasa, ekonomi dan sebagainya. Bahkan dengan menghayati ilmu sains dan teknologi juga dapat menambah keimanan dan ketakwaan terhadap Allah s.w.t. sebagaimana firman-Nya :
Yang bermaksud : (Iaitu) orang-orang yang menyebut dan mengingati Allah semasa mereka berdiri dan duduk dan semasa mereka baring mengiring, dan mereka pula memikirkan tentang kejadian langit dan bumi (sambil berkata) : " Wahai Tuhan Kami ! tidaklah engkau menjadikan benda-benda ini dengan sia-sia, Maha Suci Engkau, maka peliharalah kami dari azab neraka.( surah Ali Imran : 191 )
Justeru, jelas sains dalam Islam berpaksikan kepada tauhid ; Tunduk kepada prinsip-prinsip al-Quran yang diturunkan oleh Allah melalui rasul-Nya.
HADIRIN SIDANG JUMAAT YANG DIRAHMATI ALLAH,Sesungguhnya Sains berkait rapat dengan akidah dan kepercayaan. Setiap orang Islam yang mukallaf wajib menguasai asas ilmu sains. Kita juga bertanggungjawab melahirkan ulamak sains sepertimana kita melahirkan ulamak fiqh, ulamak usuluddin, ulamak tafsir, ulamak hadis dan sebagainya yang boleh menjelaskan dengan sebaik mungkin ayat-ayat al-Quran dari sudut sains. Sekiranya kita berjaya, maka kita akan dapat memperkukuhkan akidah umat Islam dan sekaligus mengungguli bidang ilmu sains.
Namun terdapat sebahagian umat Islam lebih cenderung untuk mengatakan bahawa ilmu-ilmu agama sahaja (fardhu Ain) sebagai ilmu yang perlu dituntut dan dihayati oleh umat Islam, sedangkan ilmu sains dianggap sebagai ilmu fardhu kifayah sahaja dan bukan satu budaya umat Islam. Justeru, dikira memadai hanya sebilangan sahaja umat Islam perlu mempelajari bidang ilmu ini. Bahkan ada yang berpandangan bahawa sains tidak ada kaitan dengan Islam, malah ada juga yang berpendapat bahawa sains bertentangan dengan agama.
Sebenarnya fahaman seumpama ini mesti diperbetulkan kerana fardhu kifayah tersebut hanya sekadar pembahagian bidang ilmu semata-mata bertujuan melahirkan pakar (muslim) dalam sesuatu bidang.
SAUDARA KAUM MUSLIMIN YANG DIRAHMATI ALLAH,Pembangunan kemajuan sains dan teknologi di negara kita pada masa kini telah mencapai suatu tahap yang membanggakan, namum belum lgi setanding dengan negara-negara maju. Walaubagaimanapun beberapa universiti tempatan telah memenangi anugerah sains dan teknologi serta pengiktirafan di peringkat antarabangsa. Begitu juga negara kita Malaysia telah berjaya dalam bidang penyelidikan Bio-Teknologi berasaskan kelapa sawit secara optimum untuk kegunaan manusia, haiwan dan automatif.
Tetapi sebenarnya masih banyak lagi usaha pembangunan yang perlu dilakukan terutama sekali dalam bidang perubatan, petroleum, kejuruteraan, aero angkasa, ketenteraan, industri asas tani, sektor pembuatan dan sebagainya. Kesemua ini menuntut pengorbanan anak-anak watan supaya berusaha dengan lebih gigih dan tekun agar berjaya menguasai kepakaran-kepakaran tertentu dalam pelbagai bidang terutama bidang-bidang kritikal (perubatan dan kejuruteraan) dan lain-lain yang diperlukan oleh negara. Seterusnya penerokaan ilmu dan penyelidikan yang berterusan dapat dilakukan demi kepentingan negara dan faedah rakyat umumnya. Firman Allah s.w.t, :
Maksudnya : “ Dan tidaklah ( betul dan elok ) orang-orang yang beriman keluar semuanya ( pergi berperang ), oleh itu hendaklah keluar sebahagian sahaja dari tiap-tiap puak diantara mereka, supaya orang-orang ( yang tinggal ) itu mempelajari secara mendalam ilmu yang dituntut didalam Agama, dan supaya mereka dapat mengajar kaum mereka ( yang keluar berjuang ) apabila orang-orang itu kembali kepada mereka, mudah-mudahan mereka dapat berjaga-jaga dari melakukan larangan Allah ) .
( ٍSurah At-Taubah : 122 )

HADIRIN SIDANG JUMAAT YANG DIRAHMATI ALLAH,Kedatangan Islam ke Tanah Melayu sekitar abad ke 7 Masehi telah banyak mempengaruhi sikap dan pemikiran masyarakat Melayu di nusantara. Islam yang dijadikan cara hidup telah berjaya mengubah pandangan masyarakat yang sebelum ini melihat Islam hanya untuk ibadat sahaja, sedangkan ia adalah satu agama yang sempurna lagi menyeluruh, merangkumi semua sistem hidup insan, termasuklah dalam aspek sains dan teknologi.
Kewajiban menuntut ilmu dalam Islam telah menyemarakkan lagi penubuhan dan perkembangan institusi pendidikan di Tanah Melayu. Kemuncaknya lahirlah tokoh-tokoh ulamak Melayu terkemuka yang menguasai bidang-bidang ilmu sains seperti bidang ilmu falak ; antaranya Syeikh Muhammad Tahir Jalaluddin, Haji Wan Sulaiman bin Wan Sidek yang dikenali sebagai Syeikhul Islam Kedah, Haji Muhammad Yusuf bin Ahmad yang dikenali sebagai Tok Kenali dan Haji Mohd Khair bin Taib dan ramai lagi.
Menyedari perihal kepentingan penguasaan ilmu sains dan teknologi, kerajaan telah menubuhkan Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi (MOSTI) dan juga memberi keutamaan dengan peruntukan kewangan yang besar bagi memajukan bidang penyelidikan dan pembangunan (R & D).
Disamping itu, kerajaan juga menyediakan biasiswa bagi melanjutkan pengajian di bidang sains dan teknologi serta penubuhan universiti-universiti berasaskan sains dan teknologi seperti Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) dan Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Universiti Multimedia, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) dan seumpamanya. Begitu juga penerokaan bidang Aero Angkasa dengan pelancaran satelit MEASAT 3 dan penghantaran angkasawan negara menjalani latihan di Russia.
Justeru, sempena Pameran Kegemilangan Sains Dalam Tamadun Islam- Islam Mendahului Zaman yang telah dilancarkan Y.A.B. Dato’ Seri Abdullah bin Hj. Ahmad Badawi, Perdana Menteri Malaysia di Pusat Persidangan Kuala Lumpur (KLCC) pada 8 Januari 2007 yang lalu, maka, mimbar Jumaat sekali lagi menyeru para jamaah dan seluruh umat Islam supaya merebut peluang keemasan ini bagi melengkapkan diri dengan menguasai bidang sains dan teknologi untuk memajukan agama, bangsa dan negara.
SIDANG JUMAAT YANG BERBAHAGIA,
Oleh itu, marilah sama-sama kita mengorak langkah menghadapi situasi ini dengan penuh kesungguhan untuk menjadikan masyarakat kita sebagai masyarakat yang berdaya saing, produktif dan inovatif seiring dengan perkembangan teknologi global.
Kesimpulannya beberapa pengajaran boleh diambil seperti berikut : -
Islam adalah agama yang sentiasa menganjurkan umatnya mengejar kejayaan dan kemajuan di dunia dan akhirat.
al-Quran sememangnya mahu umat Islam memiliki minda yang saintifik, kuat berfikir, kritis, mampu menganalisis data dan fakta serta mampu membuat andaian dan rumusan terhadap apa yang dicerap.
Umat Islam seharusnya merasa bangga dan mencontohi tokoh-tokoh ilmuan dan para sarjana Islam kerana merekalah yang mempelopori ilmu baru yang menjadi tunjang kemajuan sains dan teknologi kini.
Penemuan-penemuan baru hasil dari penerokaan ilmu seharusnya mendekatkan diri serta meningkatkan keimanan dan ketakwaan kepada Allah s.w.t serta boleh membawa manfaat kepada seluruh alam.
Masyarakat yang berilmu adalah masyarakat yang mampu membina keutuhan ummah menepati ciri-ciri khalifah Allah di muka bumi sebagaimana yang dicita-citakan dalam prinsip-prinsip Islam Hadhari.
اعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم،
öMaksudnya : Katakanlah ( wahai Muhammad) : " kalaulah semua jenis lautan menjadi tinta untuk menulis kalimah-kalimah Tuhanku, sudah tentu akan habis kering lautan itu sebelum habis kalimah-kalimah Tuhanku, walaupun kami tambahi lagi dengan lautan yang sebanding dengannya, sebagai bantuan . " ( Surah al-Kahfi : 109 )
بَارَكَ اللهُ لِيْ وَلَكُمْ فِى الْقُرْآنِ الْعَظِيْمِ وَنَفَعَنِي وَإِيَّاكُمْ بِمَا فِيْهِ مِنَ الأيَاتِ وَ الذِّكْرِ الْحَكِيْمِ وَتَقَبَّلَ مِنِّي وَمِنْكُمْ تِلاوَتَهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيْمُ. أَقُوْلُ قَوْلِيْ هَذَا وَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ الْعَظِيْمَ لِيْ وَلَكُمْ وَلِسَائِرِ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ الأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالأَمْوَات فَاسْتَغْفِرُوْهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِيْمُ.

ISS - Islamic Space Station

Kerjasama Pembangunan Teknologi dan Penerokaan Angkasa Lepas Dunia Islam.
Oleh : Mohd Ezli Mashut

Futuristic Space Resources

Institute for Future Research

No Tel : 019-2376543

email :ezli007@hotmail.com

‘ Wahai Jamaah Jin dan manusia, jika kamu sanggup menembus ( melintasi) penjuru langit dan bumi, maka lintasilah , kamu tidak dapat menembusinya melainkan dengan kekuatan

(Surah Ar-Rahman : Ayat : 33)

1. Sejarah kegemilangan Islam lampau yang cemerlang dalam bidang angkasa lepas dan sumbangan ilmuan Islam dalam kemajuan astronomi cukup besar. Malahan hasil cetusan kajian mereka maka hari ini kita menyaksikan negara-negara maju hebat dalam pembangunan dan penerokaan angkasa lepas. Peristiwa Isra’ dan Mikraj yang kita raikan saban tahun juga wajar dihayati. Falsafah penjelajahan angkasa lepas oleh Junjungan Besar melintasi langit -langit sehingga ke Sidratul Muntaha wajar dijadikan iktibar bersama.

2. Realiti hari ini umat Islam menyedari bahawa kita tertinggal ke belakang dalam aspek pembangunan teknologi angkasa lepas dan penerokaan menjelajah angkasa lepas yang luas ini. Ianya disebabkan oleh beberapa sebab :
Penguasaan terhadap ilmu yang kurang.
Kesedaran masyarakat terhadap budaya ilmu yang belum meluas ke seluruh lapisan masyarakat.
Tidak mengambil berat terhadap kemajuan ilmu di dunia.
Kurang membaca bahan ilmiah dan bermutu tinggi.
Para ilmuan Islam kini kurang secara keseluruhannya dalam menghasilkan karya-karya agung serta penyelidikan secara intensif.
Kurang penghayatan umat Islam terhadap pengajaran Al-Quran dan Hadith.
Kerjasama di antara negara-negara Islam masih lagi lemah dan memerlukan komitmen semua pihak samada masyarakat awam dan kerajaan.

3. Menyedari realiti ini adalah menjadi satu tuntutan untuk umat Islam membawa satu episod baru ketamadunan. Penjelajahan angkasa lepas merupakan satu sempadan baru yang wajar diteroka secara bersama untuk kesejahteraan ummah. Malahan kerjasama negara-negara Islam wajar dipergiatkan lagi dalam aspek perkongsian pintar dalam industri aeroangkasa dan angkasa lepas. Manafaat kerjasama ini dilihat sebagai satu kesatuan ummah di mana mungkin selepas ini umat Islam mempunyai International Space Station sendiri di angkasa lepas dengan hasil kepakaran umat Islam sendiri. Mungkin ISS itu dengan nama Islamic Space Station itu boleh dijadikan makmal pertama di angkasa yang mengaplikasikan tuntutan Al-Quran dan Sunnah sendiri.

4. Islamic Space Station boleh dijadikan lembaran awal kepada dunia Islam dalam melaksanakan eksplorasi alam raya. Jika dahulu ramai pengembara-pengembara agung seperti Ibn Batutah yang menjelajah dunia mungkin selepas ini juga ada umat Islam sendiri yang menjadi pengembara di angkasa lepas pula. Kita pastinya bukan untuk berlumba dengan mana-mana kuasa dunia dalam bidang ini tetapi kita jadikan juga penjelajahan ke angkasa lepas juga satu medan jihad dalam menegakkan Islam ke seluruh dunia.
5. Menyedari misi ini cukup besar dan mencabar. Penubuhan Futuristic Space Resources adalah langkah awal dalam menjayakan dan melaksanakan penerokaan angkasa lepas. Ianya diharap akan menjadi perintis dan pencetus kepada semangat untuk membangunkan teknologi angkasa lepas dan aeroangkasa pada masa hadapan.

6. Kita mensasarkan bahawa sewajarnya ada satu usaha kepada penyelidikan dan pembangunan bidang angkasa lepas yang lebih giat dilaksanakan di Malaysia dan dunia Islam. Malahan kita merancang untuk mengumpulkan semua cerdik pandai Islam, ulama, saintis,intelektual dan lain-lain dalam satu pasukan yang akan melaksanakan penyelidikan dan pembangunan yang kreatif dan inovatif dalam bidang angkasa lepas ini.

7. Semoga usaha awal ini akan membuka satu langkah yang lebih jauh dalam usaha penerokaan angkasa lepas dan juga penguasaan dalam industri angkasa lepas. Kita mengalu-alukan satu kerjasama yang besar dalam menjayakan misi ini. Apa yang pasti tiada yang mustahil sesuatu itu melainkan dengan tekad dan usaha yang giat dan bijak bersama dengan kehendak Allah.