There are many narrations where the Allah's Apostle (salallahu alayhi wassalam) mentions "flag" like the following one:
> Narrated Anas:
>
> The Prophet had informed the people of the martyrdom of Zaid, Ja'far
> and Ibn Rawaha before the news of their death reached. The Prophet
> said, "Zaid took the flag (as the commander of the army) and was
> martyred, then Ja`far took it and was martyred, and then Ibn Rawaha
> took it and was martyred." At that time the Prophet's eyes were
> shedding tears. He added, "Then **the flag** was taken by a Sword
> amongst the Swords of Allah (i.e. Khalid) and Allah made them (i.e.
> the Muslims) victorious." **Sahih Al-Bukhari Book 64, Hadith 4307**
Wiki says "An Islamic flag is a flag that complies with Islamic rules."
My question is "Does Islam have a flag?" and "What are the rules for the flag?"
Answers with scholarly opinion based on Qur'an and Hadith preferred.
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Jul 5, 2012, 08:00 PM
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