List of Shia Muslim flags
This is a list of flags used by Shia Muslims.
Shia Muslim flags usually include the color green in them, which is a symbol of Islam, and also a symbol of purity, fertility and peace. Common colors in Shia Muslims flags are red, white and green; common symbols include the Lion and Sun, the Zulfiqar and the Shahada.
Shia Muslim states
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Fatimid Caliphate | The Fatimid dynastic color was white, in opposition to Abbasid black, while red and yellow banners were associated with the Fatimid caliph's person.[1][2][3] | |
 | Flag of Kingdom of Yemen | Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1923) | |
| Flag of Kingdom of Yemen | Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1923–1927) | ||
 | Flag of Kingdom of Yemen | Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1927–1962) | |
.svg.png) | Flag of Alawite State under the French Occupation | 1920–1936, Alawite Territory, Alawite State, and Sanjak of Latakia | |
 | Flag of Safavid Iran | Flag of Safavid Iran after Ismail II (1576–1732). | |
 | Flag of Afsharid Iran | ||
.svg.png) | Flag of Afsharid Iran | ||
.svg.png) | Flag of Afsharid Iran | An Imperial Standard of Afsharid Iran | |
.svg.png) | Flag of Afsharid Iran | Another Imperial Standard of the Afsharid dynasty | |
 | Flag of Afsharid Iran | Nader Shah's flag | |
 | Flag of Afsharid Iran | Naval flag of Afsharid Iran | |
 | Flag of Zand Iran | An Imperial Standard of the Zand dynasty | |
| Flag of Zand Iran | Another Imperial Standard of the Zand dynasty | |
 | Flag of Qajar Iran | ||
 | Flag of Qajar Iran | Flag of Agha Mohammad Khan | |
 | Flag of Qajar Iran | War flag of Fat′h Ali Shah | |
.svg.png) | Flag of Qajar Iran | Peace flag of Fat′h Ali Shah (version with sword) | |
 | Flag of Qajar Iran | Diplomatic flag of Fat′h Ali Shah | |
 | Flag of Qajar Iran | Flag used during the reign of Mohammad Shah | |
.svg.png) | Flag of Qajar Iran | Tricolour flag reported in 1886 | |
 | Flag of Qajar Iran | Tricolour flag designed by Amir Kabir | |
 | Flag of Qajar Iran | Civil ensign until 1906 | |
| Flag of Qajar Iran | Naval ensign until 1906 | |
 | Flag of Qajar Iran | Qajar Flag during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. | |
.svg.png) | Flag of Qajar Iran | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} | Flag of Pahlavi Iran | State flag (1907–1933) | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Flag of Pahlavi Iran | National flag (1907–1933) | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Flag of Pahlavi Iran | Naval ensign (1907–1933) | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Flag of Pahlavi Iran | State flag (1933–1964) | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Flag of Pahlavi Iran | Naval ensign (1933–1964) | |
.svg.png) | Flag of Pahlavi Iran | State flag (1964–1980) | |
.svg.png) | Flag of Pahlavi Iran | National flag (1964–1980) | |
.svg.png) | Flag of Pahlavi Iran | Naval ensign (1964–1979) | |
.svg.png) | Flag of Pahlavi Iran | Naval ensign (1979–1980) | |
 | Flag of Iran | ||
 | Flag of Azerbaijan | ||
 | Flag of Iraq | ||
 | Flag of Nawab of Awadh | ||
 | Flag of Nawab of Rampur |
Internal Shia Muslim territories
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Hunza (Pakistan) | ||
.jpg) | Flag of Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic | ||
| Flag of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic |
Shia organizations
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Amal Movement | ||
 | Flag of Khoddam Al-Mahdi | ||
  | Flag of Nizari Isma'ilism | ||
 | Flag of Balawaristan National Front | ||
 | Flag of Shabaks | ||
 | Flag of Kata'ib Hezbollah |
See also
References
- ↑ Hathaway, Jane (2003). A Tale of Two Factions: Myth, Memory, and Identity in Ottoman Egypt and Yemen. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7914-5883-9.
The Ismaili Shi'ite counter-caliphate founded by the Fatimids took white as its dynastic color, creating a visual contrast to the Abbasid enemy.
- ↑ Blair, Sheila S.; Bloom, Jonathan M. (1999). "Art and Architecture: Themes and Variations". In Esposito, John L. (ed.). The Oxford History of Islam. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 215–267. ISBN 0-19-510799-3.
...white was also the color associated with the Fatimid caliphs, the opponents of the Abbasids.
- ↑ Sanders, Paula A. (1994). Ritual, Politics, and the City in Fatimid Cairo. SUNY series in Medieval Middle East History. SUNY Press. p. 44. ISBN 0-7914-1781-6.
...wore white (the Fatimid color) while delivering the sermon (khuṭba) in the name of the Fatimid caliph.
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