Minaret with crescent moon
Lahore, Pakistan
Green is the unofficial color of Islam, making its way onto national flags, mosque tiles, posters and emblems. This green minaret sports the ubiquitous loud-speaker to announce the times of prayer 5 times a day. On this night, brighter than the minaret lights shines the crescent moon, the other symbol of Islam.
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Azhar Muhammad writes:
The cresent is not really a symbol of Islam, although in history some Muslims rulers did use this symbol, but it does not mean that its part of the religion or symbol of islam.
khaqan khawaja writes:
The moon does have some relavence in islam: one of the miracles the prophet muhammad pbuh did was crack the moon in half and join it together again.
Bourbaki writes:
From what I understand, the crescent moon was the symbol of Constantinople, which was adopted by Mehmed II for the Ottoman Empire after he conquered the city.
Imran writes:
The moon is a pagan symbolism adopted by Muslims of the Ottoman empires as the above reader states, however it has become synonymous with Islamic identity. The color green associated with authority and order has also crept into Islamic identity although the colors green, blue, yellow and red all represent varying sides of both human personality and society, thus Islam by definition should not be limited to the color green as it is one facet of creative control placed upon us by the Almighty. Hence, color symbolisms are significant and used with great diligence all across the world. With specific refrence to this picture, Lahore is a magnificant city with grand buildings and much history to digest and uphold. The Minaret is a bastion of Islamic unity and direction for both prayer and communal coordination.