In the Dar al-Ma'arif edition of the book *Sifat al-Salah*, there is an image of a crescent on the cover, which is originally not an Islamic symbol but rather a Zoroastrian symbol. Is this

The questioner: *Sifat al-Salah* has a crescent on its cover, and it is printed in Saudi Arabia.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner: They put a crescent on the cover.

The Shaykh: Where is it printed?

The questioner: In Saudi Arabia.
The student: Dar al-Ma'arif, O Shaykh, that is it. A dome, a dome, not a crescent, a dome.

The questioner: No, it has a crescent on it.
The student: And a dome as well.

The Shaykh: Yes, and what else?
The student: A dome, O my Shaykh.

The Shaykh: A dome, yes, and a mihrab. Three mihrabs. We have one, and that is not our situation.
The student: The mihrabs, you are the one who discovered them, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Hmm.
The student: I used to think they were columns.

The Shaykh: No, they are mihrabs. Yes, and what is the point?

The questioner: The point is that I mean, we know that this symbol is not Islamic, but rather a Zoroastrian symbol. Those who worship the stars put this crescent.

The Shaykh: This, you took it from *Umm al-Qura*. Where is this?

The questioner: This is permissible.

The Shaykh: Where is this symbol? This symbol, this symbol is Turkish.

The questioner: Turkish. The one who explains it is that the Turks took it from the worshippers of the moon and stars.

The Shaykh: The fez that they wear was originally Austrian, so this takes on another aspect, namely that this crescent does not represent any people or subjects at all now. However, if we were to deny the dome, which is still built on mosques, with its supervision and grandeur, and we were not commanded to build mosques in this way, that would be more appropriate than denying this crescent. Then, another thing regarding the crescent: I think you know now that in the whole world, the crescent is an Islamic symbol?
The student: Opposite the cross.

The Shaykh: Yes, yes, well done. It is placed on mosques in contrast to the Christians placing crosses on churches. Therefore, this old symbol that was discussed in the magazine *Umm al-Qura*, which was published in this book, should not be paid attention to, especially since the author of *Umm al-Qura* clarified later, and I forgot what his name was?
The student: Al-Kawakibi.

The Shaykh: Yes, Al-Kawakibi.
The student: Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi.

The Shaykh: Yes, Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi. It was clarified that he was one of the Arabs who went out against the Ottomans, yes. Therefore, he expanded greatly in his refutation of the Ottomans and that they took it from there. The important thing is that this no longer has any influence. Yes, that is it.
The student : ... .

The Shaykh: The important thing now, O Abu Yusuf, regarding the books, what is your opinion?