Flag of Hezbollah
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The flag
of Hezbollah, while sometimes found in different colours, is usually composed of the green logo of the Shi'a
political/military organization Hezbollah, upon a yellow background with text above and below the logo in red (or sometimes green).
The logo itself is a stylized representation of the Arabic words (ḥizbu-llāh) or "Party of God" in Kufic
script. The first letter of "Allah
" reaches up to grasp a stylized assault rifle
. The logo also incorporates several other objects, namely a globe, a book, a sword, and a seven-leafed branch.
The text above the logo reads (fāʾinna ḥizbu llāh hum al-ġālibūn) and means "Then surely the party of God are they that shall be triumphant" (Quran 5
:56). Underneath the logo are the words (al-muqāwamah al-islāmīyah fī lubnān) or "The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon".
The flag was designed by Ali Salih, an artist from Barital, with the help of Abdul ar-Rahman Mazlūm from the same village. The flag has some similarity with the emblem of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
Flag
A flag is a piece of fabric with a distinctive design that is usually rectangular and used as a symbol, as a signaling device, or decoration. The term flag is also used to refer to the graphic design employed by a flag, or to its depiction in another medium.The first flags were used to assist...
of Hezbollah, while sometimes found in different colours, is usually composed of the green logo of the Shi'a
Shi'a Islam
Shia Islam is the second largest denomination of Islam. The followers of Shia Islam are called Shi'ites or Shias. "Shia" is the short form of the historic phrase Shīʻatu ʻAlī , meaning "followers of Ali", "faction of Ali", or "party of Ali".Like other schools of thought in Islam, Shia Islam is...
political/military organization Hezbollah, upon a yellow background with text above and below the logo in red (or sometimes green).
The logo itself is a stylized representation of the Arabic words (ḥizbu-llāh) or "Party of God" in Kufic
Kufic
Kufic is the oldest calligraphic form of the various Arabic scripts and consists of a modified form of the old Nabataean script. Its name is derived from the city of Kufa, Iraq, although it was known in Mesopotamia at least 100 years before the foundation of Kufa. At the time of the emergence of...
script. The first letter of "Allah
Allah
Allah is a word for God used in the context of Islam. In Arabic, the word means simply "God". It is used primarily by Muslims and Bahá'ís, and often, albeit not exclusively, used by Arabic-speaking Eastern Catholic Christians, Maltese Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Mizrahi Jews and...
" reaches up to grasp a stylized assault rifle
Assault rifle
An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are the standard infantry weapons in most modern armies...
. The logo also incorporates several other objects, namely a globe, a book, a sword, and a seven-leafed branch.
The text above the logo reads (fāʾinna ḥizbu llāh hum al-ġālibūn) and means "Then surely the party of God are they that shall be triumphant" (Quran 5
Al-Ma'ida
Sura Al-Ma'ida is the fifth chapter of the Qur'an, with 120 verses. It is a Madinan sura. The sura's main topics are Isa's and Moses' missions, as well as the claim that their messages are distorted by non-believing Jews and Christians.-Animals:...
:56). Underneath the logo are the words (al-muqāwamah al-islāmīyah fī lubnān) or "The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon".
The flag was designed by Ali Salih, an artist from Barital, with the help of Abdul ar-Rahman Mazlūm from the same village. The flag has some similarity with the emblem of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.