24/08/2026
More than 1400 years ago, during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, one of the most astonishing miracles occurred — the splitting of the moon. This was witnessed by the people of Makkah and is confirmed by both the Qur’an and authentic hadith.
> “The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has split.”
> (Surah al-Qamar 54:1)
One night, far away from Arabia, in the lush southern lands of India, a powerful Hindu ruler named Cheraman Perumal stood on the balcony of his palace in Kerala. It was a clear night, the skies calm, the moon shining in its full brilliance.
Suddenly, something unimaginable happened — before his eyes, the moon split into two distinct halves, and then returned back as one. He was stunned. Nothing like this had ever happened before. The king summoned his court astrologers, scholars, and priests, asking them what this could mean. But none could offer an answer. It was an event beyond the natural order.
Time passed, but the incident stayed on his mind.
Later, Arab traders who regularly visited the Malabar coast arrived again with spices, goods — and news. The king, curious, asked them if anything unusual had happened in their lands recently. That’s when he was told about a man in Makkah who claimed to be a prophet, and how — by the command of his Lord — he had pointed to the moon, and it split.
The moment he heard this, Cheraman felt a deep certainty in his heart: this was the same event he had witnessed. The moon had truly split, and it was a sign — not just for the Arabs, but for the whole world.
Eager to learn more, the king made the extraordinary decision to leave his throne and travel to Arabia. Accompanied by a small group and guided by the merchants, he journeyed through the Arabian lands until he reached the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
There, face-to-face with the Messenger of Allah, the king accepted Islam, becoming one of the earliest known Indians to embrace the truth. It is said the Prophet ﷺ named him Tājuddin.
Cheraman intended to return to his people to spread Islam in his kingdom. But on his journey back, he fell ill and died in Dhofar, present-day Oman, where his grave is believed to remain.
