The image is dominated by the fifteen slogans that appear alongside the (double) figure clad in white — all are directed against the “tyrants” (tawaghit). This term is typically used by jihadists to describe dictators in the Arab World.  1) “Allahumma ‘alayka bil-tawaghit al-‘ajam wal-‘arab” (“O God, take those tyrants, Arabs and non-Arabs!”); 2) “Allahumma, ‘alayka bi-ru’asa’ihim wa-wuzara’ihim” (“O God, take their leaders and ministers!”); 3) “Allahumma, ‘alayka bi-nuwwabihim wa-dhubbatihim wa-‘askarihim” (“O God, take their representatives, officers and military!”); 4) “Allahumma, ‘alayka bi-mukhabaratihim” (“O God, take their intelligence agencies!”); 5) “Allahumma, ‘alayka bi-sahafatihim wa-mu’assasatihim” (“O God, take their press and institutions!”); 6) “Allahumma, ‘alayka bi-him, uqtulhum, shattithum” (“O God, get them, kill them, scatter them!”); 7) “Allahumma mazziqhum kulla mumazzaqin” (“O God, tear them asunder!”); 8) “Allahumma qatti‘hum irban[b] irban” (“O God, dismember them into small pieces!”); 9) “Allahumma, sharrid ‘uqulahum wa-afkarahum wa-khitattahum” (“O God, scare away their minds, thoughts and plans!”); 10) “Allahumma, waqqif al-dam fi ‘uruqihim” (“O God, halt their blood in their arteries!”); 11) “Allahumma, sharrid nisa’ahum wa-amwalahum” (“O God, scatter their women and wealth!”); 12) “Allahumma, ‘adhdhibhum wa-anzil al-ra‘ba bi-qulubihim” (“O God, torment them and smite their hearts with fear!”); 13) “Allahumma kharrib buyutahum wa-yattim atfalahum” (“O God, destroy their homes and orphan their children!”); 14) “Allahumma, ‘alayka bi-him, fa-innahum la ya‘jizuuka” (“O God, have at them, for they are powerless against you!”); and 15) “Ya qawiyy, ya jabbar, ya sami‘ al-du’a’” (“O Almighty, O Powerful One, O Hearer of prayers”).

The figure in the image is portrayed as though he is in the heat of battle, aiming at a target. The slogans are short prayers, cries meant to inspire and to prepare a person for the moment of contact with the enemy. With each slogan, there is less expression of political anger and more lashing out in personal rage, calling on God not merely to target the enemy’s political and military leaders, but also its people, its home-front and its women and children.

Notably, the text of the slogans is set against the pastoral view of yellow flowers. In this image, the figure of the warrior (mujahid) has passed on from this world, and no longer needs to pine away for the divine. In this way, the designer of the image hopes to evoke sentiments of happiness for the deceased. At the same time, the pain of separation and mourning by those who remain alive is expressed. Finally, the figure’s death and perceived martyrdom status is signaled by the shroud-like, white clothes.

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Group Name Islamic Media Center (Individual: Zubbeidah1417)
Group Type Jihadist Group
Dominant Colors Yellow, White
Secondary Colors Green
Language Arabic
Isolated Phrases / Mottoes / Slogans Allahumma `alayka bil-tawaghit al-`ajam wal-`arab ; Allahumma `alayka bi-ru'asa'ihim wa-wuzara'ihim; Allahumma `alayka bi-nuwwabihim wa-dhubbatihim wa-`askarihim ; Allahumma `alayka bi-mukhabaratihim ; Allahumma `alayka bi-sahafatihim wa-mu'assasatihim; Allahumma, `alayka bi-him, uqtulhum, shattithum; Allahumma mazziqhum kulla mumazzaqin; Allahumma qatti`hum irban[b] irban ; Allahumma, sharrid `uqulahum wa-afkarahum wa-khitattahum ; Allahumma waqqif al-dam fi `uruqihim ; Allahumma sharrid nisa'ahum wa-amwalahum; Allahumma `adhdhibhum wa-anzil al-ra`b bi-qulubihim; Allahumma kharrib buyutahum wa-yattim atfalahum; Allahumma `alayka bi-him, fa-innahum la ya`jizuuka; Ya qawiyy, ya jabbar, ya sami` al-du``a'. [O God, take those devils, Arabs and non-Arabs!] [O God, take their leaders and ministers!] [O God, take their representatives, officers and military!] [O God, take their intelligence agencies!] [O God, take their press and institutions!] [O God, get them, kill them, scatter them!] [O God, tear them asunder!][O God, dismember them into small pieces!][O God, scare away their minds, thoughts and plans!][O God, halt their blood in their arteries][O God, scatter their women and wealth!]; [O God, torment them and smite their hearts with fear!]; [O God, destroy their homes and orphan their children!]; [O God, have at them, for they are powerless against you!] ; [O Almighty, O Powerful One, O Hearer of prayers]
Image Number 0020
Weapons Rockets, RPG
Geopolitical Symbols Symbol of party, movement or company, Slogan
Geopolitical Analysis Islamic Media Center logo - an open Qur'an centered on crossed rifle and sword and encircled in black background, shahada on top and Qur'anic quote on the bottom
People Operative / Warrior (=mujahid), Man / Men
Visual Themes In some contexts, yellow represents a position of limbo between good (white) and evil (black). Thus, depending on the nuances applied to it, yellow can refer to negative attributes, such as cowardice and treason, or positive ones, such as royal power and glory. Bright yellow specifically is commonly linked in classical Arabic poetry with youth, love, waiting for the beloved and separation. The yellow of the narcissus flower (daffodil) is the symbol of the lover who pines away for unrequited love and it signals the pain of separation. This neatly carries over to the realm of religion where the beloved is God.

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