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| Pashto: ملی سرود Dari: سرود ملی | |
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Former national anthem of  Afghanistan | |
| Also known as | قلعه اسلام قلب اسیا (English: "Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia") |
| Lyrics | Daoud Farani |
| Music | Ustad Qasim, 1919 |
| Adopted | 1992 (1992) |
| Readopted | 2002 (2002) |
| Relinquished | 1996 (1996), 2006 (2006) |
| Preceded by | "Garam shah lā garam shah" (1992) "Dā də bātorāno kor" (2002) |
| Succeeded by | "Dā də bātorāno kor" (1996) "Millī Surūd" (2006) |
| Audio sample | |
ملي سرود "The National Anthem" | |
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"Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia" is an Afghan mujahideen battle song composed in 1919 by Ustad Qasim. It was adopted as the national anthem of the Islamic State of Afghanistan from 1992 to 2006.
History
During the late 1990s, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan under the Taliban took control over most of Afghanistan from the UN-recognized government and ruled most of the country until late 2001. The Taliban outlawed music throughout the territory that they controlled, which consisted of most of the country. As such, most of Afghanistan practically was left without a national anthem during that time, until late 2001 when the Taliban was overthrown. The song was reintroduced by the new transitional government of Afghanistan in 2002; it remained such when the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was established in 2004 and was used by the latter until 2006.
Lyrics
| Dari lyrics | Romanization of Persian | English translation |
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قلعه اسلام قلب آسیا |
Qal’a-yi Islām, qalb-i Āsiyā, |
Fortress of Islam, heart of Asia, |
See also
Notes
- Dari: قلعه اسلام قلب اسیا, romanized: Qalai Islām, Qalbi Āsiā
References
- Bristow, Michael; Lim, Josh; Popp, Reinhard (11 May 2012). "Afghanistan (1992-1999, 2002-2006)". NationalAnthems.info. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- "National anthems - Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992-2006)". 21 August 2016 – via YouTube.
- "Fortress of Islam, heart of Asia…" – via Amazon.
- "Afghanistan: "Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia…"" – via Amazon.
- Pigott, Peter (28 February 2007). Canada in Afghanistan: The War So Far. Dundurn. p. 17. ISBN 9781550026740 – via Internet Archive.
Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia.
- "New Afghanistan anthem possible". Archived from the original on 2 October 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "National Anthem Downloads, Lyrics, & Information: NationalAnthems.us - Afghanistan: New recording by the composer". www.nationalanthems.us.
- "National Anthem Downloads, Lyrics, & Information: NationalAnthems.us - Afghanistan 1992-1999 and 2002-2006". www.nationalanthems.us. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007.
- "Afghanistan Online: Previous National Anthem". www.afghan-web.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
External links
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- [REDACTED] Media related to National anthems of Afghanistan at Wikimedia Commons
- 1992 to 2006 Afghan national anthem
- 1992 to 2006 Afghan national anthem
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