Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah bro submit,
JajakAllahu khairan dear brother! I was asking for that link from the first post in the thread but none gave me that
. The article is great! May Allah bless you and brother Abdur Rahman!
Though I can't agree with one line in the article The following bold line:
as there is no evidence that this symbol is prescribed by Islam, it is better not to use it. Neither the crescent nor the star are symbols of the Muslims, even though some Muslims may use them as symbols.
Brother, I strongly recommend not to use it. Let's see it logically.
Take the star of David for example. The Prophet SAW didn't show anything like that. So if I say a muslim may use it as a symbol, will you agree with me? I DON'T THINK SO.
Why? The star of david is more authentic than the star crescent symbol, relatively. At least the SOD is associated with prophet David PBUH, an important prophet, while the crescent is associated with a harranian moon deity and several other moon deities as shown in the article and my first post. So isn't the SOD more appliable than the SC symbol?
For three reasons we won't use the SOD. 1)The prophet did't recommend it, 2)Islam prohibits keeping similarities with Jews and christians, the enemies of Allah, 3)There is no clear evidence that it was used by prophet David PBUH (or is there? I don't know. Even if there is any, we shouldn't use that. Because din was perfected through Prophet SAW and I guess the star would be nothing more than a royal seal)
If Islam prohobits keeping similarities with Jews (except the things the Prophet SAW showed himself), how can we expect that we may use that emblem therefore keep similarities with some ancient pagan harranian moon worshipers?! My point is, they are worse than Jews and Christians !!
Also, this verse specifies the halal utilization of the crescent moon.
“They ask you (O Muhammad) about the new moons. Say: These are signs to mark fixed periods of time for mankind and for the pilgrimage…” [al-Baqarah 2:189]This verse says that the moon is for calculating months and years, nothing about any emblem here!
So I don't think it is permissible to use that symbol as an emblem for Islam.
And Allah knows best...
At last, jajakAllahu khair again dear brother for the link. I often have troubles finding particular articles in the main site
May Allah save us from shirk, kufr and bidat.
Tahmeed