A Case of Cultural DiffusionĪs for how the symbol originated – it wasn’t an Islamic symbol at all. So much so that you can now find the Star and Crescent symbol over most Muslim mosques and even on the flags of some Islamic countries such as Pakistan, Turkey, Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria. While that’s not necessarily the case according to all religious leaders, the majority of Muslim followers do revere this symbol as a holy representation of their religious faith. Most people today recognize the Star and Crescent symbol as the official symbol of Islam. In this list, we’ve also included colors that hold deep, symbolic meanings for Muslims. Most of them are simple words or phrases written in Arabic that have deep religious meanings and so Muslims have started using them as symbols. The Most Popular Symbols of IslamĮven though written symbols are not officially recognized by Muslim authorities, multiple symbols have been formed and recognized by the broader Muslim population over the years. However, as people are naturally drawn to symbols as easy representations of ideas, there have been many Islamic symbols developed over the years with or without the support of Muslim leaders and authorities.
This means that, unlike the Christian cross or the Star of David of Judaism, Islam doesn’t have an official symbol. Muslim authorities have been prohibiting the use of any geometric shape or symbol as a representation of Islam since the religion’s very inception. The official position of Islam is that no “holy symbols” should be worshipped and revered. Let’s explore the status of symbols in Islam and the most popular Islamic symbols that hold meaning for its followers. While there are several meaningful Islamic symbols out there, some specifics about Islam make it less focused on written and painted symbols compared to other religions.
With a rich history and cultural heritage spanning a millennium and a half, you’d think that there are thousands of fascinating Islamic symbols we can explore. With this oath, Christians swear on the Koran, and declare Allah to be “the god of our fathers.” From the perspective of Christianity and Islam alike, Shriners take the name of God in vain, and mock both faiths.Islam is currently the second most popular religion in the world with nearly 2 billion followers all over the globe. “I do hereby, upon this Bible, and on the mysterious legend of the Koran, and its dedication to the Mohammedan faith, promise and swear and vow … that I will never reveal any secret part or portion whatsoever of the ceremonies … and now upon this sacred book, by the sincerity of a Moslem’s oath I here register this irrevocable vow … in willful violation whereof may I incur the fearful penalty of having my eyeballs pierced to the center with a three-edged blade, my feet flayed and I be forced to walk the hot sands upon the sterile shores of the Red Sea until the flaming sun shall strike me with livid plague, and may Allah, the god of Arab, Moslem and Mohammedan, the god of our fathers, support me to the entire fulfillment of the same. The inductees then swear on the Bible and the Koran, in the name of Mohammed, and invoke Masonry’s usual gruesome penalties upon themselves: “By the existence of Allah and the creed of Mohammed by the legendary sanctity of our Tabernacle at Mecca, we greet you.” “Candidates for induction into the Shriners are greeted by a High Priest, who says: By the time the hit the 30th they know Lucifer is their god! Lucifer is their god and they are slowly taught that beginning around 17th level. This is who are posing as Christians and doing supposed good. Watch this Man who is probably a 33 degree or higher mason Confess who his god is.
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