THE HOUR DRAWS NEAR, THE MOON IS SPLIT IN TWO

54:1 "The Hour draws near, the moon is split in two."

Abdel Haleem interprets this verse as:

"One of the signs of the Day of Judgement. The Arabic uses the past tense, as if that Day were already here, to help the reader/listener imagine how it will be. Some traditional commentators hold the view that this describes an actual event at the time of the Prophet, but it clearly refers to the end of the world."

In light of my previous entries (End of Days Parts I, II and III) and current deteriorating world developments - North/South Korea as Gog/Magog - I have interpreted the above verse as referring to a partial lunar eclipse producing a half moon. See the picture below:

This picture is a striking description of the above verse; indeed the moon appears to be split in two. This is a very specific type of lunar eclipse. It is not just a partial lunar eclipse - it is almost exactly a half moon partial eclipse - a somewhat rare event, and the next scheduled date just happens to be next year, June 26, 2010. See link below:

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2010Jun26P.pdf

Notice the umbral magnitude is 0.5368, which means the moon is basically bifurcated almost exactly, i.e. split in two (0.5000 would be exact). I have checked the charts as far forward as the year 2030 and there is nothing even remotely close to a half moon partial eclipse. I do not know when the next scheduled occurence is after this date, but it is inconsequential since June 26, 2010 seems to be right in the 'thick of things' based on what's happening around us right now.

Okay, so what does this all mean? It means June 26, 2010 is yet another sign the Hour is imminently close. God has still not revealed the exact timing of the arrival of the Hour; He has kept it hidden for Himself only. However, we can consider this date as further fine tuning, and getting closer to bullseye.

But more importantly, and this gets at the crux of the matter, we now know with certainty we have at least until June 26, 2010 for each and every one of us, to fix up our acts. We have at least one year as of the date of this post, to get the word out to as much of humanity as possible, while at the same time, change that which is within ourselves.

This is a sign for all who have eyes to see with and minds to think with, and part of God's subtle, yet great Mercy! Indeed, God is the most Merciful. All praise belongs to God alone.

Peace. Imran