The moon

القمر

The moon a light set in stations so you may know the count of years and reckoning; it was split in the Prophet ﷺ's day as a sign for the people; and it wanes through phases until it returns like an old palm-stalk.

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Region
Global / Diaspora

Environment and climateCosmology and creation

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Mentioned in
Qur'an 10:5· Qur'an 36:39· Qur'an 36:40· Qur'an 54:1· Qur'an 54:2· Qur'an 6:77· Qur'an 71:16· Qur'an 74:32

People and things also explored

The clouds· The earth· Mountains· Night and day· Rain· The shadow· The stars· The sun

Sources

  • Tanzil Project, Qur'an text v1.1
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Living

Practices, the Islamic year, festivals, food, dress and music by region.
Related

The clouds

The serviceable clouds between heaven and earth, piled masses through which lightning breaks and from which drops of hail descend; and the cloud that shaded Israel in the wilderness over the manna and the quails.