What are the meanings of the Moon and Sword of the Islamic symbol?
The Bible states that when God created the sun, it is called in Arabic “alnoor alakbar” which means “the greater light”. We are also told that the moon is called “alnoor alasghar” meaning “the lesser light”. However, the Bedouins of Arabia reversed the order because they did not like the heat in their desert and thus called the moon “akbar”. Inasmuch as the pagans before Muhammad worshiped the moon as one of their 360 idols and gods, the moon was eventually elevated to the supreme god and called “akbar”. The archeologists have found that the largest temples in Arabia were dedicated to this moon god. Muhammad appeased the citizens of Mecca and Arabia by accepting Akbar as the supreme god with the phrase “Allahhu Akbar”. It actually means “the god is akbar”. You see, “elah” means “a god”. But “Allah”, means “the god”. Therefore, Muslims have this crescent moon on top of their mosques, they live by a lunar calendar and they have a chapter in the Quran called “the Moon”. Strange enough, th
