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Origin Of Moon And Star In Muslim Countries Flag
Why did the moon and star symbol got assigned to muslim countries flags.
What were the reasons behind it ? Does moon and star have some significance in Islam ?
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Origin Of Moon And Star In Muslim Countries Flag
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It has no religious significance. The most probable reason seems to using this symbol to distinguish from the Cross used by Christians, specially by the Ottoman Empire and then this tradition passed down to Muslims.
Following articles might be of some help in this regard:
https://islamqa.info/en/answers/1528/taking-the-crescent-as-a-symbol
https://islamqa.org/hanafi/darululoomtt/148977/what-is-the-ruling-on-the-moon-and-star-symbol/
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