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List of Shia Muslim flags

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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

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Flag Duration Use Description
Flag of Idrisid dynasty[citation needed]
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 Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1923)
Flag of Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1923–1927)
Flag of Mutawakkilite 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 Ilkhanate
Flag of Safavid dynasty Flag of Safavid dynasty under Ismail I (1501–1524).
Flag of Safavid dynasty Flag of Safavid dynasty after Ismail II (1576–1732).
Flag of Afsharid dynasty
Flag of Afsharid dynasty
Flag of Afsharid dynasty An Imperial Standard of the Afsharid dynasty
Flag of Afsharid dynasty Another Imperial Standard of the Afsharid dynasty
Flag of Afsharid dynasty Nader Shah's flag
Flag of Afsharid dynasty Naval flag of Afsharid period
Flag of Zand dynasty An Imperial Standard of the Zand dynasty
Flag of Zand dynasty Another Imperial Standard of the Zand dynasty
Flag of Qajar dynasty
Flag of Qajar dynasty Flag of Mohammad Khan
Flag of Qajar dynasty War flag of Fat′h Ali Shah
Flag of Qajar dynasty Peace flag of Fat′h Ali Shah (version with sword)
Flag of Qajar dynasty Diplomatic flag of Fat′h Ali Shah
Flag of Qajar dynasty Flag used during the reign of Mohammad Shah
Flag of Qajar dynasty Tricolour flag reported in 1886
Flag of Qajar dynasty Tricolour flag designed by Amir Kabir
Flag of Qajar dynasty Civil ensign until 1906
Flag of Qajar dynasty Naval ensign until 1906
Flag of Qajar dynasty Qajar Flag during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Flag of Qajar dynasty
Flag of Pahlavi dynasty State flag (1907–1933)
Flag of Pahlavi dynasty National flag (1907–1933)
Flag of the Pahlavi dynasty Naval ensign (1907–1933)
Flag of the Pahlavi dynasty State flag (1933–1964)
Flag of the Pahlavi dynasty Naval ensign (1933–1964)
Flag of the Pahlavi dynasty State flag (1964–1980)
Flag of the Pahlavi dynasty National flag (1964–1980)
Flag of the Pahlavi dynasty Naval ensign (1964–1979)
Flag of the Pahlavi dynasty Naval ensign (1979–1980)
Flag of Iran
Flag of Iraq
Flag of Nawab of Awadh
Flag of Nawab of Rampur

Internal Shia Muslim territories

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Flag Duration Use Description
Flag of Hunza (Pakistan)
Flag of Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic
Flag of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Shia organizations

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Flag Duration Use Description
Flag of Amal Movement
Flag of Khoddam Al-Mahdi

Flag of Nizari
Flag of Balawaristan National Front
Flag of Shabak people
Flag of Kata'ib Hezbollah

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.