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One of the flags flown by Muhammad in Islamic tradition This article is about the black flag banner standard of Muhammad.1Black Standard The Black Banner or Black Standard ( ar-rāyat as-sawdāʾ , also known as الراية العقاب al-rāyat al-ʻuqāb " banner of the eagle " or simply as الراية ar-rāyah "the banner") is one of the flags flown by Muhammad in Muslim tradition.2 It was historically used by Abu Muslim in his uprising leading to the Abbasid Revolution in 747 and is therefore associated with the Abbasid Caliphate in particular. It is also a symbol in Islamic eschatology (heralding the advent of the Mahdi ). The Black Banner, which is different from the flag used by ISIL , has been used by some jihadist and other militant groups since the 1990s, including some Chechen groups. In Islamic tradition the color black is a symbol of the Umayyad Caliphate ("Second Caliphate").3Scholars have interpreted ISIL's use of a similar black flag as representing their claim to re-establishing a Caliphate. Similar black flags have been used throughout Islamic history, including in Afghanistan during the early 20th century.4 Studies in Muslim Apocalyptic .
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In Shi'a Islam , the Black Standard is a messianic symbol. The tradition reports Muhammad said that the advent of the Mahdi would be signaled by 'Black Standards' proceeding from the north-eastern Iranian province of Khorasan .
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In Shi'a Islam , the Black Standard is a messianic symbol. The tradition reports Muhammad said that the advent of the Mahdi would be signaled by 'Black Standards' proceeding from the north-eastern Iranian province of Khorasan . This may be part of the reason why black was adopted as the color of the Abbasid dynasty, since the Abbasids sought to attract Shi`ite support in their efforts to overthrow the Umayyads .
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Black Standard The Black Banner or Black Standard ([راية السوداء rāyat al-sawdā' ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) , also known as [ راية العقاب rāyat al-`uqāb ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) " banner of the eagle " or simply as [[[:wikt:الراية|الراية]] al-rāya ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) "the banner") is one of the flags flown by Muhammad in Islamic tradition .It was historically used by Abu Muslim in his uprising leading to the Abbasid Revolution in 747 and is therefore associated with the Abbasid Caliphate in particular.It is also a symbol in Islamic eschatology (heralding the advent of the Mahdi ), David Cook (2002).Studies in Muslim Apocalyptic .
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One of the flags flown by Muhammad in Islamic tradition This article is about the black flag banner standard of Muhammad. The Black Standard The Black Banner or Black Standard ( , also known as راية العقاب ( rāyat al-ʿuqāb , " banner of the eagle " or simply as الراية , ar-rāyah , "the banner")) is one of the flags flown by the Islamic prophet Muhammad according to Muslim tradition. It was historically used by Abu Muslim in his uprising leading to the Abbasid Revolution in 747 and is therefore associated with the Abbasid Caliphate in particular. It is also a symbol in Islamic eschatology (heralding the advent of the Mahdi ) though this tradition is weak according to hadithic standards.The Black Banner, which is distinct from the ISIL flag , has been used by some militant groups since the 1990s, including some Chechen groups. Scholars have interpreted IS's use of a similar black flag as representing their claim to re-establishing a caliphate . Similar black flags have been used throughout Islamic history, including in Afghanistan during the early 20th century. Studies in Muslim Apocalyptic .
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A flag flown by Muhammad in Islamic tradition This article is about the black flag banner standard in Islamic Apocalyptic beliefs.The Black Banner or Black Standard ( Arabic : الراية السوداء , romanized : ar-rāyat as-sawdāʾ ), also known as the Banner of the eagle ( Arabic : راية العقاب , romanized : rāyat al-ʿuqāb ) or simply as The Banner ( Arabic : الراية , romanized : ar-rāyah ) is one of the Islamic flags flown by the Islamic prophet Muhammad according to Muslim tradition. It was historically used by Abu Muslim in his uprising leading to the Abbasid Revolution in 747 and is therefore associated with the Abbasid Caliphate in particular. It is also a symbol in Islamic eschatology (heralding the advent of the Mahdi ), though this tradition is weak according to hadithic standards. Studies in Muslim Apocalyptic .
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“militant” now appears 1× under Modern use, 38% of the way down the article
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