Salem9022, :salam2:
I appreciate you kind reply and I actually agree to most of what you have to say. Let's discuss some fine points.
1 - I see this forum as serving simple Muslims who try to communicate with other Muslims around the world and the opinions expressed aren't my personal opinions, those are the general understanding of the ummah based on centuries of scholarship and voiced by little o' me, the simple Muslim, and I don't have the education nor claim to present proofs for every single breath I take.
2 - Islam doesn't reject culture that doesn't reject Islaam. (SubHaan Allaah, this phrase is fresh, as far as I know, please comment)
To elaborate, Islaam is consonant with fiTra, Islaam is compatible with al-Insaan, that's why it's perfect, that's why it's best for us. Islaam is a complete set of required limits, rules, tools for al-Insaan to live and prosper, meaning, it doesn't necessarily talk about the today's cars, television, clothing, all types of foods, drink and other things that didn't exist at the time of Rasul Allah sallalaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, but it is enough for us find the right path as it teaches us how to follow both sound intellect and listen to our hearts if followed in sincerity.
In other words, there may not be a culture associated in Islaam, but you better believe Muslims have cultures, which are not allowed in Islaam but encouraged as Islaam encourages from al-Insaan to learn from one another.
3 - Crescent in flags of significant (if not majority) Muslim countries...
Algeria, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918-1920), Azerbaijan SSR (1920-1921), Bahawalpur, Bosnia (1878), The Bosnian Revolt (1831), Bukharan People's Soviet Republic (1921-1923), Calcutta, Dir, East Turkestan independence movement, Egypt (Ottoman), Egypt (1914-1922), Federation of South Arabia (1962-1967), Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Herzegovina (Bosniak areas, ca. 1760), Hunza, Hyderabad (princely state) (1724-1948), Turkish Republic of Western Thrace (August 1913 - October 1913), All India Home Rule League, Iraqi Turkmen, Islamabad Capital Territory, Johor, Kalat, Kelantan, Kharan, Khorezm People's Soviet Republic, Las Bela, Libya (1951-1969), Makran, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Malaysia, Mauritania, Nakhchivan, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Republic of the Rif, Selangor, United Suvadive Republic, Terengganu, Tunisia, Turkey (since 1844), Presidential Standard of Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Western Sahara, Arab Maghreb Union, Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia), Comoros, Egypt (1922-1952), Grande Comore, Comoros, Singapore, Presidential Standard of Singapore, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Calcutta, Mongolia, Nepal, Mughal Empire, Amman, Jordan, Bosniak flag, Brunei, Chimbote, Darfur, Sudan, Fort Moultrie flag, Iraq (2004 proposal), Kingdom of Kurdistan, (1922 - 1924), League of Arab States, Maldives, Red Crescent flag, Organisation of the Islamic Conference, Ottoman Sultanate of Rûm (1453-1854)
4 - RamaDaan, the reason you may be confused is because, I didn't say "Hilal is a definite symbol of RamaDaan" I only articulated how it could be seen as one.
5 - There are people nowadays who say, "Prophet didn't do it so it's rejected" I proudly DO NOT subscribe to this thought, neither do I have the arrogance to falsify it. The way I see it is this.
MuHammad sallalaahu 'alayhi wa sallam never touched a MuSHaf, isn't that an innovation?
If all innovation is bad, aren't we supposed to throw away are muSHaf?
There was no internet, no Islam on the internet, no TurnToIslam.com forum, no cars, no forks, no modern medicine, no Fiqh books, no a million stuff both beloved and cherished within our Deen today and outside of Deen (if there can be such a concept)
Can we show the same attitude towards all of these since this would apply to all innovation and not a select that certain people choose to have a problem with?
waAllaahu 'Aalim,
inna Allaha kulli shay'in Qadeer.