{"id":13620,"date":"2020-03-05T17:16:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T17:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=13620"},"modified":"2020-03-05T21:16:24","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T21:16:24","slug":"where-did-the-crescent-and-star-come-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/where-did-the-crescent-and-star-come-from\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Did the Crescent and Star come From?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFatwa ID: 03370<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAnswered by: Maulana Selim Saldiran\u200b<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tQuestion<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAssalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh,<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWhere did the crescent and star come from and when was it made? What does it mean in Islam or does it even mean anything?<\/span><\/span>
\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0645<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong> <\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\tAnswer<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe crescent and the star aren’t Islamic symbols. It was not used by the Prophet (PBUH), nor by his companions.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRather it is a symbol on the flag of many Muslim countries today. The story behind the crescent and star on the Turkish flag is the following:<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tEgeman Kirin said: ‘'The most popular story has it that the moon occulting a star appeared as a reflection in a bloody puddle, after the battle of Kosovo, in 1448. The battle was a decisive one for Turkey as it founded the long and illustrious Ottoman Empire, which ruled until the 19th century. The image is said to be a part of this historic event and commemorated by Sultan Murad II as the motif of the Turkish national flag.’'<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\tOnly Allah knows best.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWritten by Maulana Selim Saldiran<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChecked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tD\u0101rul Ift\u0101 Birmingham<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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