Black Standard

The Black Banner or Black Standard (Arabic: راية السوداء‎‎ rāyat as-sawdāʾ, also known as راية العقاب rāyat al-ʿuqāb "banner of the eagle" or simply as الراية ar-rāya "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 pro-Shia 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 has been used in contemporary Islamism and jihadism since the late 1990s.

Black Standard

The Black Banner or Black Standard (Arabic: راية السوداء‎‎ rāyat as-sawdāʾ, also known as راية العقاب rāyat al-ʿuqāb "banner of the eagle" or simply as الراية ar-rāya "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 pro-Shia 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 has been used in contemporary Islamism and jihadism since the late 1990s.