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"When the black flags come from Khorasan go to them, even if you have to crawl on snow, for among them is the Khalifa from Allah, the Mahdi" — Abd al-‘Alim in al-Mahdi al-Muntazar [ 4 ] "Surely black flags will appear from the Khorasan until the people (under the leadership of this flag) will tie their horses with the olive trees between ...
The "black flag of jihad" as used by jihadist militants since around the late 1990s.In Ali Soufan's book The Black Banners, he explains the title by noting that quotes from various Hadiths regarding "Black Banners" of a "new army" taking over Khorasan have some kind of prophetic significance with many modern adherents of extremist jihadism.
The Black Banner or Black Standard (Arabic: الراية السوداء, romanized: ar-rāyat as-sawdāʾ, also known as راية العقاب (rāyat al-ʿuqāb, "banner of the eagle" or simply as الراية , ar-rāyah, "the banner") is one of the flags flown by the Islamic prophet Muhammad according to Muslim tradition.
Movement of black flags from Khorasan. Khorasan can relate to two places: A part of the current country of Iran which starts from the Zagros Mountains, towards Herat in present-day Afghanistan; The areas around Khorasan, which its rulers had ruled.
The Black Standard will come from Khorasan (see Hadith of black flags), nothing shall turn them back until it is planted in Jerusalem. [note 40] Emergence of an army, from Yemen, that will make Islam dominant. [note 41] [31] An Arab king will die. There will be disagreement concerning succession. Then a man will emerge from Medina.
According to hadiths, [12] [13] the commencement of the uprising (from Khorasan) will be led by Shu'aib ibn Salih. [14] The uprising of him is pondered to be run from Rey, [15] Samarkand, [16] Nishapur, [17] or Taleqan. [18] It has also mentioned that: Shu'aib ibn Salih's soldiers hold black flags, wearing black cummerbunds [19] and white
BY SAMEER N. YACOUB ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD (AP) -- Sunni militants have hung their black banners on watch towers at Iraq's largest oil refinery, a witness said Thursday, suggesting the vital ...
List of flags inscribed with Islamic symbolism This list exclusively includes the official flags of administrative bodies or territorial jurisdictions , representing current or former territories , states , counties , and provinces .