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image located by William Garrison, 10
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A turquoise flag with a white Arabic slogan that reads (right-to-left) "Salam Ya Mahdi" ("Peace be unto you, Oh, Mahdi"), which is the Arabic version of the Persian song "Salam Farmandeh", which translates to "Peace be upon you, Oh commander (Mahdi)"; c. 2023. The song is about the Shia-Muslim Imam Mahdi, Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani, and Shia-Islam (Shiism). The last "Twelver Shiite" Imam was "Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Mahdi" who disappeared about 940 CE; Shiites believe he went into a physical state of theological hibernation or "occultation" [it is believed that he fell into a water well and disappeared] and will re-emerge at the "end of time" to establish peace and justice and redeem Islam. Maj.Gen. Qasem Soleimani was the commander of "The Quds Force", a subunit of the "Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps" (IRGC) that supported Palestinian militants, and who was assassinated by a U.S. airstrike outside of Baghdad, Iraq, on 2-3 Jan. 2020. The song was written by Iranian musician Abuzar Rouhi. It is often performed by young people in large groups around the world and has been translated into many languages. The song was released in March of 2022 and was targeted to young Muslims to draw them into acceptance of the pro-Shia ideologies released by the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Many westerners see the song as propaganda to push the narratives of the Islamic Republic and promote battlefield martyrdom. This song is popular with Palestinians as Iran supports the Palestinians in their seeking independence from Israel. The song's lyrics are on the internet and a singing video on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=jSUDtam02YM
William Garrison, 10 May 2024
A Palestinian flag bearing the name is also
reported.
William Garrison, 15 May 2024