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image located by William Garrison, 15 May 2025
From https://oefoif.forumotion.net/
A flag of the Shia-Muslim "Abul Fazl al-Abbas Brigade" operating in Iraq, c.
2010s. The male warrior is an image of Hazrat Abbas, who was martyred at the
Battle of Karbala in Oct. 680, alongside his half-brother Imam Husain.
Top of this gray-field flag: the Muslim "Bismillah" ["bismillah ar-rahman
ar-rahim"] that means: "In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful". It
is spoken before beginning some endeavor, such as going into battle.
Black flag: I believe it is a salutation/prayer to Abbas imploring for his
spiritual help to beleaguered Shia-Muslims ["Shiites"].
The two
red/white/black pennants show the Muslim "takbir" [meaning: "glorification"]
phrase meaning: "Allah Akbar" or "Allah is the Greatest [god]". They mimic the
Iraq flag adopted in January 2008.
Below the black flag is the
Hezbollah/rifle logo that reads along its bottom as "liwa" or "brigade". Below
that the two short lines read: "Abul Fazkl", then below it "al-Abbas", or in
total: the "Abul Fazl al-Abbas Brigade".
The bottom long Muslim slogan is
a popular Islamic phrase that reads: "Do not count those who were killed in the
cause [warfare] of Allah but they are alive [in Heaven]".
The black flag
is attached to a flagpole, which I believe resembles the Zulfiqar sword. There
appears to be a hidden flagpole sleeve at the right hoist side.
William Garrison, 15 May 2025