Contemporary Crescent and six pointed Star in the old City of Jerusalem.
in Arabic this crescent emblem is called hilal.
Photo: Ze'ev Barkan
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It is interesting to notice that the origin of the famous Islamic symbol
of the five pointed star and the crescent was not Islamic but Sassanian, and at
first it had six points. The five
pointed star and the crescent actually became a symbol of Islam only during the
19th century, sporting on the Ottoman flag from 1793. It entered the Turkish
Flag in 1923 and then it had been adopted by other Muslim countries. Actually the Crescent and six pointed Star appear
already on a roman Denarius minted by Augustus (27 BC-CE 14)
Photo from Wikipedia entry: File:Augustus_denarius_coin_star_crescent
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52/50 BC – CE 23
King Juba II was a close friend of Augustus
And on byzantine Drachma from 52-42
BCE
Michael G. Morony
in his book Iraq after the Muslim conquest p. 40 writes that the star and the
crescent were combined for the first
time on the coins of Khosrau I the twentieth Sassanid Emperor (also
called Chosroes I, and Anushirvan (r. 531–579.
Hurmizd IV replaced the six pointed star in some of his coins with a five
pointed star. This tradition continued on coins of the seventh century. After the conquest of Iraq the Muslim
Government accepted these coins as well.
This tradition lasted until 695 or 696, when coins were minted without any
images.
Picture from Wikipedia entry: Khosrau I
Yoel Natan in his book Moon-o-theism: religion of a war and moon god
prophet Vol. 2 p. 434 wrote that "In
ottoman times the crescent and the star became emblems on Muslim battle flags
and royal standards.
Chief Hizir Hayreddin (Barbarossa) was the Great Admiral of the navy of
Suleiman the Magnificent from 1534 until his death on 1546. Now the flag is at
the Naval Museum of Istanbul.
Picture is copied from Wikipedia
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Christian Star surrounding Muslin Crescent in a Mosaic Pavement at the 8th century Monastery of St. Euthymius in Mishor Adumin. The Monastery was built by members of an Arab Tribe which
lived nearby.
Photo by Sakra (c) 2011
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Provisional - 1915 overprint on 1892 Turkish stamp
Picture from Wikipedia entry Postage stamps and postal history of Turkey
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The Republic of the Rif (North Morocco) was created in 1921
Image from Wikipedia entry Rif Republic
Photo and text From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_and_crescent
"Before the 14th century, the crescent and star does not seem to have
been associated with Islam at all, and appears in Christian iconography. Miniature illustrating the victory of the Mongols (left) over the
Mamluks (right) at the Battle of Homs (14th-century illustration from a
manuscript of the History of the Tatars). The flag of the Mamluks is shown as a
black star and crescent on a red field. The crescent is facing the hoist, and
the star is shown as a six-pointed mullet".
Crescent and six pointed Star from the seal of the
Jewish Community of Regensburg, Germany, Middle ages
Jewish star and crescent in early 14th century, Spain, Mocatta Hagaddha
See: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zeevveez/15510160216/
See Also an article in French
http://www.ouarzazate-1928-1956.com/pour-memoire/petite-histoire-dune-etoile-a-six-branches.html
Jewish Community of Regensburg, Germany, Middle ages
See: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zeevveez/15510160216/
See Also an article in French
http://www.ouarzazate-1928-1956.com/pour-memoire/petite-histoire-dune-etoile-a-six-branches.html
