The flag of the Shi'a political and military organization Hezbollah depicts a stylized representation of the Arabic words حزب الله (Ḥizbullāh, meaning 'Party of God') in Kufic script.

Underneath the logo are the words المقاومة الإسلامية في لبنان (al-muqāwamah al-islāmīyah fī lubnān), meaning "The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon".

Whilst there is no reason given for this choice of colour, journalist Tim Marshall has theorised that it may have been chosen to signify Hezbollah's willingness to fight for the sake of Allah and the Shi'a faith.

The rifle is simultaneously symbolic of the party's left-wing ideological roots, sharing in the iconography of similar armed socialist movements.

[1] However, opponents of Hezbollah interpret the inclusion of the rifle on the flag as proof that the group's aims are intrinsically tied with militant and violent action.

The two pillars of Hezbollah's ideology in the 1990s focused on an armed struggle against Israel twinned with the aim of establishing an Islamic republic in Lebanon.

The flag could be found at protests such as at the annual Al-Quds day demonstrations and was deemed offensive by a number of groups, especially Britain's Jewish community.

[6] In March 2019, the decision was made by Home Secretary Sajid Javid to include Hezbollah's political wing on the list of proscribed terrorist organisations, outlawing the flying of the flag in Britain.