Is every shape that resembles the cross considered a cross, or does the cross have only one shape?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The affliction has become widespread today in placing the cross on clothing, furnishings, and other things, but in different shapes, reaching up to a hundred shapes. The question is: Is every shape that resembles the cross considered a cross, or does the cross have only one shape?
Answer:
The known cross is the intersection. An intersection in the shape of a crucified person with outstretched hands, a vertical line and a horizontal line resembling the hands of the crucified one. This is the cross they call the ribs (‘irqat). The shape of the ribs, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The affliction has become widespread today in placing the cross on clothing, furnishings, and other things, but in different shapes, reaching up to a hundred shapes. The question is: Is every shape that resembles the cross considered a cross, or does the cross have only one shape?
Answer:
The known cross is the intersection. An intersection in the shape of a crucified person with outstretched hands, a vertical line and a horizontal line resembling the hands of the crucified one. This is the cross they call the ribs (‘irqat). The shape of the ribs, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [85 -954] هل كل شكلٍ يُشبه الصَّليب يُعدُّ صليبًا أم للصليب شكلٌ واحد؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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