do you think it is the remnant of their pagan belief, worshipping the moon ,sun & stars?
2006-07-08 17:39:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes it is from their pagan roots. "El ah" was their moon God. Long ago the moon was thought to be superior to the sun. For ancient people it seemed obvious. During the night dew formed which gave water and life to plants. Since they did not know about photosynthesis the sun was considered less important.
Mohammed adopted this god while at the same time claiming it was the god of the people of the book, Jews and Christians
2006-07-08 17:48:23 · answer #1 · answered by unicorn 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No. Its a symbol adopted by an Ottoman king. He was inspired to perform the "Pincer maneuver" against an enemy, after viewing the crescent moon and star in a pond. The Ottomans co-opted Islam and were the "direct decedents" of the Prophet, for while.
2006-07-09 00:45:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The crescent is actually a greek orthodox symbol. When the ottomans took over turkey they adopted it. I never seen a mosque in the US that had a crescent.
2006-07-09 00:44:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if it's in Quran or not, but in Moslem countries, the new moon signals the start of the new month.
2006-07-09 00:43:28 · answer #4 · answered by joe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not an official symbol of Islam, and many Moslems feel that any symbol is a sin.
2006-07-09 00:43:29 · answer #5 · answered by Flyboy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They try to deny it but their religion is based on worship of a moon god.
2006-07-09 00:54:50 · answer #6 · answered by bigrob 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's is the ottoman empire symbol.Daaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-07-09 12:19:26 · answer #7 · answered by Green Lantern 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋