Islamic crescent

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cultural symbol religious symbol

The Islamic crescent is a widely recognized symbol associated with Islam and many Muslim-majority nations, often depicted as a crescent moon sometimes accompanied by a star.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural symbol →
religious symbol →
adoptedProminentlyBy Ottoman Empire →
appearsOnFlagOf Algeria →
Azerbaijan →
Brunei →
Comoros →
Libya →
Malaysia →
Maldives →
Mauritania →
Pakistan →
Singapore (as part of national crest) →
Tunisia →
Turkey →
Turkmenistan NERFINISHED →
Uzbekistan NERFINISHED →
Western Sahara →
associatedWith Muslim-majority countries →
color green →
red →
white →
yellow →
controversy not universally accepted by all Muslims as religious symbol →
depicts crescent moon →
historicalAssociation Byzantine Empire →
historicalOrigin pre-Islamic Near Eastern lunar symbols →
notPrescribedBy Hadith →
Quran →
oftenAccompaniedBy star →
orientation varies by design →
religiousAssociation Islamic calendar →
Islamic months →
Ramadan →
shape waxing crescent →
symbolizes Islamic identity →
divine light →
guidance →
renewal →
symbolOf Islam →
usedBy International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies →
Organization of Islamic Cooperation →
Ottoman Empire →
Red Crescent societies →
modern Turkey →
usedIn architectural ornamentation →
coinage →
logos of Islamic institutions →
state seals →
usedOn Islamic charities →
Islamic organizations →
Red Crescent emblem →
flags →
military insignia →
minarets →
mosques →
national emblems →
Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Shield of David →
contrastedWith
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