The image, which is a hand painted with the logo of the group Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), brings together a number of motifs to evoke a strong sense of Islamic identity/aura in the viewer. The moon in general plays a pivotal role within the Islamic tradition. It is laden with religious, astrological and spiritual significance. It governs all daily life, as the Islamic calendar is a lunar one. Even more than the image of a full moon, the image of a white crescent moon constitutes an overt symbol of Islamic identity that highlights notions of purity and religious piety. Here, the white crescent moon is part of the Pakistani flag, which is included in the SSP logo. The logo, and the image itself, also incorporate traditional Islamic colors: white, green, black and red.
