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

Flag Duration Use Description
File:علم الدولة الادريسية Idrisid Flag.gif Flag of Idrisid dynasty[citation needed]
File:White flag 3 to 2.svg 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]
File:Flag of Yemen 1918.svg Flag of Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1923)
Flag of Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1923–1927)
File:Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg Flag of Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1927–1962)
File:Flag of the Alawite State (1920–1936).svg Flag of Alawite State under the French Occupation 1920–1936, Alawite Territory, Alawite State, and Sanjak of Latakia
File:Flag of Ilkhanate.gif Flag of Ilkhanate
File:Flag of Persia 1502-1524.svg Flag of Safavid dynasty Flag of Safavid dynasty under Ismail I (1501–1524).
File:Safavid Flag.svg Flag of Safavid dynasty Flag of Safavid dynasty after Ismail II (1576–1732).
File:Nadir Shah Flag.svg Flag of Afsharid dynasty
File:Flag of Persia (1665).svg Flag of Afsharid dynasty
File:Afsharid Imperial Standard (3 Stripes).svg Flag of Afsharid dynasty An Imperial Standard of the Afsharid dynasty
File:Afsharid Imperial Standard (4 Stripes).svg Flag of Afsharid dynasty Another Imperial Standard of the Afsharid dynasty
File:Nader Shah Flag.svg Flag of Afsharid dynasty Nader Shah's flag
File:PersiaNavalFlagAfsharidPeriod.svg Flag of Afsharid dynasty Naval flag of Afsharid period
File:Zand Dynasty flag.svg Flag of Zand dynasty An Imperial Standard of the Zand dynasty
File:Zand Dynasty flag.svg Flag of Zand dynasty Another Imperial Standard of the Zand dynasty
File:Qajar Naval Ensign.svg Flag of Qajar dynasty
File:Flag of Agha Mohammad Khan.svg Flag of Qajar dynasty Flag of Mohammad Khan
File:War Flag of Fath Ali Shah.svg Flag of Qajar dynasty War flag of Fat′h Ali Shah
File:Peace Flag of Fath Ali Shah (with sword).svg Flag of Qajar dynasty Peace flag of Fat′h Ali Shah (version with sword)
File:Fath Ali Shah Flag 1.svg Flag of Qajar dynasty Diplomatic flag of Fat′h Ali Shah
File:Mohammad Shah Qajar Flag.svg Flag of Qajar dynasty Flag used during the reign of Mohammad Shah
File:Tricolour Flag of Iran (1886).svg Flag of Qajar dynasty Tricolour flag reported in 1886
File:Amir Kabir Flag.svg Flag of Qajar dynasty Tricolour flag designed by Amir Kabir
File:Qajar Civil Ensign.svg Flag of Qajar dynasty Civil ensign until 1906
File:Qajar Naval Ensign.svg Flag of Qajar dynasty Naval ensign until 1906
File:Early 20th Century Qajar Flag.svg Flag of Qajar dynasty Qajar Flag during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
File:State Flag of Iran (1924).svg Flag of Qajar dynasty
File:Flag of Persia (1910).svg Flag of Pahlavi dynasty State flag (1907–1933)
File:Flag of Persia (1907).svg Flag of Pahlavi dynasty National flag (1907–1933)
File:Naval Ensign of Iran (1907–1933).svg Flag of the Pahlavi dynasty Naval ensign (1907–1933)
File:State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Flag of the Pahlavi dynasty State flag (1933–1964)
File:Naval Ensign of Iran (1933–1964).svg Flag of the Pahlavi dynasty Naval ensign (1933–1964)
File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Flag of the Pahlavi dynasty State flag (1964–1980)
File:Flag of Iran (1964).svg Flag of the Pahlavi dynasty National flag (1964–1980)
File:Naval Ensign of Iran (1964-1979).svg Flag of the Pahlavi dynasty Naval ensign (1964–1979)
File:Naval Ensign of Iran (1979–1980).svg Flag of the Pahlavi dynasty Naval ensign (1979–1980)
File:Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iran
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Flag of Iraq
File:Flag of Awadh.svg Flag of Nawab of Awadh
File:Flag of the Rampur State.svg Flag of Nawab of Rampur

Internal Shia Muslim territories

Flag Duration Use Description
File:Flag of Hunza.svg Flag of Hunza (Pakistan)
File:Flag of Talysh-Mugan Autonomous Republic (the talysh national flag).jpg Flag of Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic
File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Flag of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Shia organizations

Flag Duration Use Description
File:Flag of the Amal Movement.svg Flag of Amal Movement
File:Khoddam Al-Mahdi Flag.png Flag of Khoddam Al-Mahdi
File:Ismaili colors.svg
File:Ismaili flag.svg		 Flag of Nizari
File:Flag of Balawaristan.svg Flag of Balawaristan National Front
File:Flag of Shabak Democratic Party.svg Flag of Shabak people
Flag of Kata'ib Hezbollah

See also

References

  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.
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