The Crescent: A Legitimate Symbol of Islam?

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[TurkiyeAndUSA17]

The crescent and star are Ancient Turkic Symbols

[loynie]

the crescent moon has NOTHING to do with ISLAM and it's only a remnant of the OTTOMAN EMPIRE. if it has something to do with ramadan/hijra etc...it must be used only to indicate on islamic calendars, banners to indicate a celebration or special occasion. but NOT as a SYMBOL to identify ISLAM. the prophet muhammad (saaw) never used any symbol, but a plain BLACK or WHITE flag only. i'm really sad that my fellow muslims are adopting this sort of SHIRK which is forbidden is ISLAM.

salam to all.

[MatrixOfDynamism]

@officialmer we muslims don't worship her but her status as a role model is so high that she is the only women named in the Qur'an. The chapter 19 of the Qur'an is called "Chapter Mary" in honor of her name. The wife, daughter, mother of our prophet is hardly mentioned in the Qur'an at all. With all the points remaining people still worship her.

But remember that Christ also never said "I am God" or "Worship me". He never said such a thing. Trinity is a product of Paul not Jesus.

[officialmer]

@MatrixOfDynamism I'm aware of that. What is ur point? Here's mine. She's a human touched by God, but isn't God & is n no form capable of interceding btween a person & God as Jesus & God. There's NO Biblical scripture 2 back up Mary as a figure 2 worship. Maybe people drift 2 her 4 their need of Goddess worship. She may b regarded as a Saint or not, but we r NOT 2 worship Saints - only Christ & God if u r a follower of Christ. She was not a bad person, but y worship her Unles she is ur Goddess?

[MatrixOfDynamism]

@officialmer well of course that is obvious to anyone, but this is the reason why she is called mother of God and (Some) christians even pray to her.

[officialmer]

@rencrow I didn't say anything about the crecent moon symbol or it's origins pre-Ottoman empire or not. I was ONLY commenting on what this guy in THIS video said about Mary being the 'Queen of Heaven'.

[officialmer]

@MatrixOfDynamism Mary may have given birth to God in human form, but did not give birth to God as God in God's original formless form.

[MatrixOfDynamism]

@officialmer do you know about Orthodox Christians? from constantinople? Mary is as per christians the mother of God after all.

[rencrow]

@officialmer Actually muslims don't regard the Mary as the "queen of heaven" or anything remotely to that. Many muslim countries use the crescent and star as a popular symbol due to the influence of the Turkish Ottoman empire in the past. Its a nationalistic symbol not a religious one, because islam doesn't, nor is it supposed to, have any defining symbols.

[officialmer]

Catholics & Muslims might regard the Virgin Mary as 'the queen of heaven' but there is NO Biblical scripture to back that up.