Question:
As Salaamu Alaykum Sayyidi Mawlana, Hajjah, Family and eShaykh Staff,
Nearly two weeks ago, after Fajr Prayer, I was opening the curtains at sunrise when I noticed the Moon, and it was as if the Moon was beckoning to me. I put on my glasses and looked at the Moon, seemed quite close, and I saw the name Muhammad (pbuh), on the Moon.
I woke my husband up and showed him, but he did not quite agree with me, nevertheless, he thanked me for waking him up to show him. I took some pictures, but they showed a clear Moon.
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
That was a tajalli shown to you only and shows you the true nature of the moon:
`Ali al-Qari said in his Sharh al-Shifa (1:505) in commenting upon the Prophet’s title:
{as a Lamp spreading Light} (33: 46):
Muhammad… is a tremendous light and the source of all lights, he is also a book that gathers up and makes clear all the secrets… sirajan muniran means a luminous sun, because of His saying:
بَارَكَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي السَّمَاء بُرُوجًا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَاجًا وَقَمَرًا مُّنِيرًا
{He hath placed therein a great lamp and a moon giving light} (25:61).
this is a powerful manifestation and blessing, treasure it, and reflect upon it.
Taher Siddiqui
