The understanding of the Qur'an which is a holy book that contains instructions is sometimes still worrying even among Muslims themselves, especially for people who do not study the contents of the Qur'an. Not a few Muslims think that the Qur'an only contains things that are theological in nature, such as Islamic religious sciences, even though in reality, the Qur'an also discusses science, especially about the universe. The Qur'an provides instructions about the state and order of the universe, both in the heavens and on earth. The heavenly bodies have been arranged by Allah in such a way, including the moon which is a satellite of the earth. The moon in its cycle has been explained by Allah in the Qur'an 15 centuries ago, but the scientific explanation can only be understood after entering the modern era, where the methodology and approach of science have begun to be applied.
This study seeks to examine the circulation of the moon described by the Qur'an and science. This research is a qualitative research with the type of library research. The method used in this research is descriptive analysis. Specifically, this study tries to uncover questions about how the concept of the circulation of the moon according to the Qur'an and science and the benefits of the circulation of the moon in the Qur'an according to science.
The concept of the circulation of the moon has been explained in the Qur’an 15 centuries ago, it is explained that the moon circulates according to its orbital line, Allah reveals it with lafadz yasbaḥūn, many of the commentators such as Quraish Shihab and Zaghloul En-Naggar interpret the word yasbaḥūn, with the meaning of swimming, which is analogous to the movement of celestial bodies on its orbit. The movement of the moon revealed by the Qur’an has been proven by findings in the form of scientific facts in this modern age. The moon in its revolution experiences a unique movement that has a manzilah (plural is manāzil). Mufassir defines manzilah as the places of its orbit, because in its journey the moon is not like the sun, the moon has orbital places so that we are seen from the earth the moon is always seen with different shapes. Science states that the meandering path of the moon does not rotate, so the moon has its own manzilah which became known in science as the phases of the moon or changes in the shape of the moon.
Allah does not create anything without benefits. The circulation of the moon has benefits. The circulation of the moon is used as a guide in calculating the time where humans use it in the Qamariyyah calendar to find out important days in Islam. With the circulation of the moon, the earth will also get light at night, especially during the full moon. The benefits of the circulation of the moon which is very influential on the earth is that have a positive impact on some humans. The circulation of the moon does not happen forever because one day it will stop, this has been explained by Allah in the Qur'an and has been supported by modern science, thus scientific miracles are true, a Muslim will further increase his faith because everything revealed by the Qur'an is in accordance with the findings of modern science.