Misplaced Pages

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 Idrisid dynasty
		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.
		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

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

See also

• Lion and Sun
• Order of the Lion and the Sun

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.

• Shia Islam