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) | ||
| 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 | |||
| Flag of Afsharid Iran | |||
| Flag of Afsharid Iran | An Imperial Standard of Afsharid Iran | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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. | ||
| Flag of Qajar Iran | |||
| Flag of Pahlavi Iran | State flag (1907–1933) | ||
| Flag of Pahlavi Iran | National flag (1907–1933) | ||
| Flag of Pahlavi Iran | Naval ensign (1907–1933) | ||
| Flag of Pahlavi Iran | State flag (1933–1964) | ||
| Flag of Pahlavi Iran | Naval ensign (1933–1964) | ||
| Flag of Pahlavi Iran | State flag (1964–1980) | ||
| Flag of Pahlavi Iran | National flag (1964–1980) | ||
| Flag of Pahlavi Iran | Naval ensign (1964–1979) | ||
| 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) | |||
| 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.