Crescent Moon symbol.Questions:

I cannot answer for another religion!

For Romanian Orthodox Christians in the Byzantine tradition, Dracula was a hero who held back the invading Ottoman armies longer than most leaders managed to do.

He was a Christian hero, in spite of his sadism toward his own people.

Of course for the Ottomans he was a barbarian, who was attacking the fringes of their civilization.

don't be or get confused my friend... it is EID...Do enjoy;)

RELIGION is RELIGION.... people do get confused if they don't have faith with their religion...Religion is inside us, in our mind in our heart...don't be confused in what people say, just believe in what your heart say...

DO YOU HAVE FAITH???? you are the only person who can answer that....

I AM JUST CONFUSED! Who is right?

You said: "is already the symbol from generations and symbols are part of each religions faith and beliefs..."

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ANOTHER RELIGION:

crapcircle said:It's original invention and usage has nothing to do with Islam however.

mmyke said Arabs are people of the moon and have been using it as a symbol for thousands of years

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MUSLIMS:

umm-salayum said:,not a symbol for Islam just an innovation , man made

Eco-savvy said: mmkye DONT SPREAD LIES ...

If we are talking about HISTORY, it will be along one for you to read and we have only 3 working days off and not 300 years..lol

Anyway your main question is "Is it a valid symbol for the faith of Islam?"... MAY IT BE VALID OR NOT,it is already the symbol from generations and symbols are part of each religions faith and beliefs...

It is pagan symbol. They derive it from the moon rock in Mecca.

Excerpt from religion encyclopedia.

thanks, v_2abdun

Happy Eid!

The early Muslim community did not really have a symbol. During the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Islamic armies and caravans flew simple solid-colored flags (generally black, green, or white) for identification purposes. In later generations, the Muslim leaders continued to use a simple black, white, or green flag with no markings, writing, or symbolism on it.

It wasn't until the Ottoman Empire that the crescent moon and star became affiliated with the Muslim world. When the Turks conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453, they adopted the city's existing flag and symbol. Legend holds that the founder of the Ottoman Empire, Osman, had a dream in which the crescent moon stretched from one end of the earth to the other. Taking this as a good omen, he chose to keep the crescent and make it the symbol of his dynasty. There is speculation that the five points on the star represent the five pillars of Islam, but this is pure conjecture. The five points were not standard on the Ottoman flags, and as you will see on the following page, it is still not standard on flags used in the Muslim world today.

For hundreds of years, the Ottoman Empire ruled over the Muslim world. After centuries of battle with Christian Europe, it is understandable how the symbols of this empire became linked in people's minds with the faith of Islam as a whole.

Based on this history, many Muslims reject using the crescent moon as a symbol of Islam. The faith of Islam has historically had no symbol, and many refuse to accept what is essentially an ancient pagan icon. It is certainly not in uniform use among Muslims.

Source:

http://islam.about.com/od/history/a/crescent_moon.htm

support your comment with evidence Pls

like MD said ,not a symbol for Islam just an innovation , man made

"The Star and Crescent signifies concentration, openness and victory, as well as sovereignty and divinity. According to tradition, in 339 BC a brilliant waxing moon save Byzantium (now Istanbul) from attack by Philip of Macedon. To mark their gratitude, the citizens adopted the Crescent of Diana as the city's emblem. When the city became the Christian Constantinople in 330 AD, its Crescent assumed the significance of an attribute of the Virgin Mary.

In 1299, conquering what is now Turkey, Sultan Osman had a vision of a crescent moon stretching over the world; it thus became a symbol of the Ottoman dynasty, and when Constantinople fell to Muhammad II in 1453, the crescent came to represent both Islam and the Turkish empire. The star was added by Sultan Selim III in 1793 (its five points being established in 1844)."

Source : "Signs & Symbols, page 42, by Clare Gibson

people of the moon and have been using it as a symbol for thousands of years,,,,

The crescent was not a symbol used for Islam by Muhammad or any other early Muslim rulers, as the Islamic religion is against appointing "Holy Symbols" (so that during the early centuries of Islam, Muslim authorities simply didn't want any geometric symbols to be used to symbolize Islam, in the way that the cross symbolizes Christianity, the menorah was a commonly-occurring symbol of Judaism, etc.). This is why early Islamic coins were covered with Arabic writing, but contained no visual symbols.

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get adopted, their meaning changes according to use, but for the better part of the last millenium it has denoted allegiance to Islamic faith and features prominently on flags and coats of arms. It's original invention and usage has nothing to do with Islam however.

Bitteschoen, drac.

Danke, MD!

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After the Arab conquest of the Sassanide empire (Persia) in 651, it was gradually adopted by later caliphates and Muslim rulers as an established and recognized symbol of power in Western Asia.

Is it a valid symbol for the faith of Islam?

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It appeared 2300 BC on Akkadian seals.