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a symbol of Islamic identity in common usage. However, this symbol did not, in fact, rise from religious sources. This symbol first came into use with Muslims when the Turks conquered Constantinople. The crescent symbol was popular among the Byzantines then and the Turks later adopted it. Different countries have since used the symbol to indicate Muslim origins, etc., attributing various meanings to the crescent and star.


If you're referring to mosques and Islamic flags, it predates Islam when pre-Islamic people (Arabs) worshiped a crescent moon god father of which many statuettes have been found throughout the Middle East. Mecca is where this god being supposedly resided. These pre-Islamists also worshiped a female sun goddess and several 'star' daughters as well as meteorites that would occasionally fall, one of which was incorporated into the Kabba around which modern Muslims worship. This is also probably why they follow a lunar based calendar and carry small swords shaped like crescent moons. Some say one of the names of this moon god was "Allah" but others argue that Allah just means "god". But it's quite likely Mohammed & his followers assimilated pagan traditions and beliefs with his new found faith.



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The crescent moon in Islam has no special religious meaning. It has no special Islam or religious meaning or symbol. It is just a traditional or historical symbol used on mosques buildings and some flags of Islamic countries.

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The crescent moon has no meaning per Islam religion and not a requirement symbol per Islam rules. It has no special Islam or religious meaning or symbol. It is just a traditional or historical symbol used on mosques buildings and some flags of Islamic countries that had come through the ottoman era.

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The crescent moon and star symbol symbolizes nothing in Islam. What it does symbolize is the Turkish Empire. The Crescent moon and star was a symbol of the Goddess Diana, and was very prominent in flags in Constantinople. When the Turks invaded Constantinople they simply adopted the sign as the entire city was covered with it! Many mosques that feature the Crescent and Star symbol is more often than not sponsored by some Turkish or Sunni organization. Many countries that adopted Islam during the Turkish empire retain this symbol to denote Islam. Although there are many "Islamic" countries that use the crescent there are just as many that do not. many Gulf states and notably Saudi Arabia do not use this symbol. Islam rejects symbolism as a whole. During the Prophet Muhammad time there was no symbol to denote Islam. This symbol is more popular in the West than in the East to denote Islam due to the close interaction with the Turkish. Some theorists say that the Crescent moon symbolizes the fact that the Islam favors the lunar calender and the 5-point star symbolizes the 5 pillars of faith, but this is mere coincidence with no proof to say otherwise.

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crescent moon is what we look for at the start at Ramadan and the start of eid

it doesn't a have hidden meaning .

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The crescent moon and star is actually the symbol of the Ottoman Turkish empire. In Islam, the moon is just the moon.

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The crescent moon symbol has nothing to do with Islam religion. It is not a religious symbol. It is just a political symbol that had been first used in flags by the ottomans.

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It has no special Islam or religious meaning or symbol. It is just a traditional or historical symbol used on mosques buildings and some flags of Islamic countries.

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