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The '''crescent [[moon]] and star''', as with the Cross for Christianity and the Star of David for Judaism, is today a common and almost universal symbol for [[Islam]]. | The '''crescent [[moon]] and star''', as with the Cross for Christianity and the Star of David for Judaism, is today a common and almost universal symbol for [[Islam]]. | ||
It is used on countless mosques and minarets, by charities,<ref>[http://www.ifrc.org/en/ International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies]</ref> and as part of the flags for various Muslim nations, including, [[Algeria]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Comoros Islands]], [[Malaysia]], [[Maldives]], [[Mauritania]], [[Pakistan]], [[Tunisia]], [[Turkey]], [[Turkmenistan]], Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, [[Uzbekistan]], and Western Sahara.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.fotw.net/flags/isl-ori.html|2=2011-05-09}} Islamic flags] - Flags Of The World, October 18, 2008</ref> | It is used on countless mosques and minarets, by charities,<ref>[http://www.ifrc.org/en/ International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies]</ref> and as part of the flags for various Muslim nations, including, [[Algeria]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Comoros Islands]], [[Malaysia]], [[Maldives]], [[Mauritania]], [[Pakistan]], [[Tunisia]], [[Turkey]], [[Turkmenistan]], Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, [[Uzbekistan]], and Western Sahara.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.fotw.net/flags/isl-ori.html|2=2011-05-09}} Islamic flags] - Flags Of The World, October 18, 2008</ref> | ||
== Origins and adoption == | ==Origins and adoption== | ||
The '''Crescent moon''' was originally the symbol of [[Hubal]], the moon god worshiped by [[Paganism|Pagans]] at the [[Kaaba|Ka'aba]].<ref>Karen Armstrong (2000, 2002) - [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Islam-Short-History-Universal/dp/1842125834 Islam: A Short History] - p. 11. ISBN 0-8129-6618-x.</ref> | The '''Crescent moon''' was originally the symbol of [[Hubal]], the moon god worshiped by [[Paganism|Pagans]] at the [[Kaaba|Ka'aba]].<ref>Karen Armstrong (2000, 2002) - [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Islam-Short-History-Universal/dp/1842125834 Islam: A Short History] - p. 11. ISBN 0-8129-6618-x.</ref> | ||
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A few examples include; Islamic coins from as early as the 7<sup>th</sup> century,<ref>S. Album & T. Goodwin - [http://www.amazon.com/Sylloge-Islamic-Coins-Ashmolean-Pre-Reform/dp/1854441736 Syllogue Of Islamic Coins In The Ashmolean - The Pre-Reform Coinage Of The Early Islamic Period] - 2002, Volume I, Ashmolean Museum: Oxford (UK), pp. 6-7</ref> [[Egypt|Egyptian]] and [[Syria|Syrian]] jewellery from the 11<sup>th</sup> century,<ref>"[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/30.95.37 Pendant (Egypt) (30.95.37)]". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. (October 2006)</ref><ref>"[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1979.278.2ab Pair of earrings (Greater Syria) (1979.278.2ab)]". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. (October 2006)</ref> Persian armor of the 10<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> century, and paintings and drawings depicting Islamic mosques from areas, which then were not covered by the Ottoman Empire and from the times before the fall of Constantinople.<ref>"[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1994.232.4 Possibly Mir Khalil and Ja'far: Laila and Majnun at School: Page from the Khamsa of Nizami (Quintet of Nizami) (1994.232.4)]". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. (October 2008)</ref> | A few examples include; Islamic coins from as early as the 7<sup>th</sup> century,<ref>S. Album & T. Goodwin - [http://www.amazon.com/Sylloge-Islamic-Coins-Ashmolean-Pre-Reform/dp/1854441736 Syllogue Of Islamic Coins In The Ashmolean - The Pre-Reform Coinage Of The Early Islamic Period] - 2002, Volume I, Ashmolean Museum: Oxford (UK), pp. 6-7</ref> [[Egypt|Egyptian]] and [[Syria|Syrian]] jewellery from the 11<sup>th</sup> century,<ref>"[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/30.95.37 Pendant (Egypt) (30.95.37)]". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. (October 2006)</ref><ref>"[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1979.278.2ab Pair of earrings (Greater Syria) (1979.278.2ab)]". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. (October 2006)</ref> Persian armor of the 10<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> century, and paintings and drawings depicting Islamic mosques from areas, which then were not covered by the Ottoman Empire and from the times before the fall of Constantinople.<ref>"[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1994.232.4 Possibly Mir Khalil and Ja'far: Laila and Majnun at School: Page from the Khamsa of Nizami (Quintet of Nizami) (1994.232.4)]". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. (October 2008)</ref> | ||
== Admissibility in Islam == | ==Admissibility in Islam== | ||
Many scholars of Islam have raised objection to the use of the crescent moon and star as a "symbol of Islam", citing Islam's strict position against iconography.<ref><nowiki>https://islamqa.info/en/answers/1528/taking-the-crescent-as-a-symbol</nowiki> (salafi/hanbali)</ref><ref><nowiki>https://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/13035</nowiki> (hanafi)</ref> | Many scholars of Islam have raised objection to the use of the crescent moon and star as a "symbol of Islam", citing Islam's strict position against iconography.<ref><nowiki>https://islamqa.info/en/answers/1528/taking-the-crescent-as-a-symbol</nowiki> (salafi/hanbali)</ref><ref><nowiki>https://islamqa.org/hanafi/askimam/13035</nowiki> (hanafi)</ref> | ||