Wikipedia's first sentence called it “considered the traditional color of islam”. Today it says “privilege afforded to the descendants of muhammad”.
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Significance of the colour green in Islam In the Ottoman Empire , the wearing of a green turban was a privilege afforded to the descendants of Muhammad (drawing by Claes Rålamb , 1657). The color green ( Arabic : أخضر , romanized : 'akhḍar ) holds many profound and traditional associations within Islam , embodying themes of paradise, purity, and prosperity. In the Quran , green is linked with paradisiacal imagery , symbolizing the serenity of paradise. Green was adopted by the Shi'ites , and remains particularly popular in Shi'ite iconography, but it is also widely used in by Sunni states, notably in the flag of Saudi Arabia and the flag of Pakistan . Green's subsequent incorporation into national flags highlights the enduring significance in Islamic iconography .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Green is considered the traditional color of Islam . Islam used/uses this shade of green symbolically because the tribe of the prophet Muhammad had a green banner and because to them green represented paradise (the Persian word for garden ) to desert -dwelling Bedouin tribes when they gathered at an oasis . The color in this form is the shade of green used in the Flag of the Organization of the Islamic Conference . Many flags of the Islamic world are green, as the color is considered sacred in Islam.
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Green ( ) is considered the traditional color of Islam .
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In the Ottoman Empire , the wearing of a green turban was a privilege afforded to the descendants of Muhammad (drawing by Claes Rålamb , 1657).The color green ( ) has a number of traditional associations in Islam .In the Quran , it is associated with paradise .In the 12th century, green was chosen as dynastic color by the (Shiite) Fatimids , in contrast to the black used by the (Sunnite) Abbasids .After the Fatimid dynastic color, green remains particularly popular in Shi'ite iconography, but it is also widely used in by Sunni states, notably in the flag of Saudi Arabia .
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Significance of the colour green in Islam In the Ottoman Empire , the wearing of a green turban was a privilege afforded to the descendants of Muhammad (drawing by Claes Rålamb , 1657). The color green ( ) has a number of traditional associations in Islam . In the Quran , it is associated with paradise . Green was adopted by the Shi'ites , and remains particularly popular in Shi'ite iconography, but it is also widely used in by Sunni states, notably in the flag of Saudi Arabia and the flag of Pakistan .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “considered the traditional color of islam”. Today it says “privilege afforded to the descendants of muhammad”. Read the current article and compare.
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considered the traditional color of islam
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privilege afforded to the descendants of muhammad
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