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layout: post
published: true
publisher: alsalafiyyah@icloud.com
title: "The crescent moon is not a symbol of Islam"
hijri: Safar 19, 1446 AH
date: 2024-08-23
lang: en
locale: en
active: audios
category: [audios]
note: false
summary: "There is no basis in shariah for taking the crescent moon or star as a symbol of the Muslims or Islam."
mp3: "https://phaven-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/files/audio_part/asset/3008953/1Aok-km1hvB25V732Imy-1CO8cU/Crescent_is_not_Islamic_symbol.mp3"
translated_by: Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee
muftis:
  shaykh: 
    - name: Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan
      url: /biography/fawzan
---

### Question: 
May Allah reward you with goodness and be generous to you. Why do Muslims use the crescent symbol on the minarets of their mosques?

### Answer: 
This is a custom that they have adopted and followed; it has no basis in the religion. Rather, it is merely among the common customs. Yes.