Dear Khaulah,
Assalaamualaikum wbt.
Looking at the stars is definitely different from looking at the moon, and looking at the moon during the night is indeed not the same like looking at it during the day. We've watched the moon during some mornings and eves together, Khaulah.The magnificent orb of night that we often refer as moon is sure one of a great wonder.
During my younger days living at the hostel when I first entered middle school, I used to spend quite a lot of time gazing at the moon and the stars too. Alone, I would walk a few blocks away from the hostel and lie down facing up to the sky while having dialogue with the moon, or rather my inner self. Then I rushed to take my bath before heading to the night-study hall. Only then I would happily spend the night studying with my friends after spending some for myself. If my friends told you that I was quiet, that's because I already talked too much in my head haha xD
This habit actually followed me throughout my university life, though with a different sentiment. After the passing of my late grandmother, I would imagine that the moment I gaze at the moon, she was looking at it too from somewhere far away. Then for years I pretended to talk with her about things, though later I learned that things like this don't happen in Islam, our reality. Knowing her fate broke me and getting over it was just too hard.
Never did I thought that the same beloved moon was actually one of the mu'jizat that Allah bestowed to his Messenger, Muhammad SAW. The moment I knew about that, I never looked at the moon the same way again. The stunning orb now reminds me of how close we are with our beloved prophet. The fact that the same moon is still up there makes it feel like that it hasn't been that long since the prophet was here. And looking at its beauty makes us miss the prophet more because in one occasion a companion of the Prophet told other companions how one night he kept on looking at the moon then at the prophet who was wearing a red robe repeatedly, then he said that the prophet looked even more charming than the full moon.
Indeed as you look at all these creations of Allah, with us or without, never forget to think of the hikmah behind it and thank Allah for in fact all of these worldly things were created as tools for us to get closer to Him.
Love,
Dad.
[Edit 10 May 2021 : Lol I just knew that there was this song Talking To The Moon released in 2010. Never heard of if XD
But looking at the lyrics, the point is quite simillar you see :)]
