Is the Crescent a Religious Symbol?

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Is the Crescent a Religious Symbol?

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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 they adopted and continued to practice, and it has no basis in religion; rather, it is just one of many customs.

Also read:

The Ruling on Placing Crescents on Minarets — Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen