The Other Place Of Visit, Or Zyara, Is Across A Narrow
Valley, At A Short Distance From The Former, On The Summit Of The
Mountain; It Is Called Mekan Shak El Kamr, Or Place Where The Moon Was
Split-One Of Mohammed's Greatest Miracles.
The story, however, is now
differently related by the Mekkawys, who say that, when he was praying
here at
Mid-day, the first people among the incredulous Koreysh came and
desired him to convince them at once, by some miracles, [It is recorded
by historians, that at the desire of some unbelieving Koreysh, he caused
the full moon to appear as if cleft asunder, so that one half was
visible behind Djebel Abou Kobeys, and the other at the opposite side of
the hemisphere, above Djebel Kaykaan.] that he was really the prophet of
the Almighty. "What shall I do," he replied, "to make you true
believers?" "Let the sun retire," said they, "and the moon and stars
appear; let the moon descend upon earth, come to this mountain, enter
into one of the sleeves of your gown, issue by the other, return to the
firmament, and then let day-light shine again upon us." Mohammed
retired, addressed a short prayer to the Deity, and the whole miracle
was forthwith
[p.175] performed; after which the Koreysh were converted. These and
similar tales, applied to different places by the Mekkawys, for the
purpose of extorting money from the pilgrims, are quite unsupported by
the authenticated traditions of the prophet.
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