Miracle of The Kaaba

 

All the stories of such 'miracles' were invented wholesale years later by his followers in the Ahadith***

You don't have any proof of that, it is just a baseless allegation. Furthermore, prophet Muhammad never said that you should believe in Islam because of the miracles. The fact remains that as evident from the stories of Moses and Jesus, miracles are never a requirement for a true believer and they never suffice for a non-believer. But still, prophet Muhammad performed many miracles to strengthen the beliefs of Muslims at that time. Even then, Muslim preachers rarely use miracles of the prophet as a basis of calling towards Islam (unlike our Christian brethren)

 

.*** The 'story' of the alleged miracle of the splitting of the moon - a cosmic event of catastrophic significance-

I agree that the splitting of the moon has catastrophic significance, like splitting a sea in two and curing leprosy miraculously. All miracles have catastrophic significances but the possible catastrophies which could follow can also be controlled by God.

was only observed in Arabia and only by Muhammad and his entourage in Mecca.

First of, not every civilization was able to view it because when there was night at Arabia, there was day at the other half of the world. And the moon did not remained split the whole night. Still we have reports of the miracles being observed in India.

 

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.

Glory be to my Lord; am I aught but a mortal messenger? Quran 17:93

Moiz Amjad, a scholar that answers questions for Understanding-Islam.com says (here), �I have not yet come across any historical accounts of other nations, which refer to the incident.� He thinks this is �a sign of the promised hour.�

Curiously the same site contradicts itself (here) and claims that in fact a certain king of India observed the splitting of the Moon and he sent his son to Mecca who converted to Islam and upon returning he died in Yemen.

This story is of course another fabrication of Muslims (as proven here). Muslims are fond of fabricating stories to attribute Miracles to their prophet. They do it all the time. One such ridiculous fabrication was the claim that the astronauts who landed on the Moon heard the adhan (Muslim call to prayer) being chanted there. (Please see: Fake Conversions - Neil Armstrong) There are thousands more.

First of all there is no record that any King of India ever visited Muhammad. This is not mentioned in any biography of Muhammad.

Secondly the splitting of the Moon should have been observed by everyone all over the world and not just by one king. Where is the record of such a phenomenon?

Thirdly, assuming that this Indian king saw the splitting of the Moon, how could he interpret this alleged cosmic phenomenon as the sign that there has appeared a new prophet in Mecca? Muslims claim that Indian scriptures contain predictions about the coming of a messenger from Arabia. This is bull. There is no mention of Muhammad in any sacred book of any religion.

Many Muslims are convinced that this phenomenon has indeed happened. They are shown these close-up pictures of the Moon taken by NASA as the evidence and as gullible as they naturally are, they believe without any hesitation.