Hawk of Quraish

The Hawk of Quraish (Arabic: صقرُ قُريْشٍ, romanized: ṣāqr Quraysh) is a symbol which is found on a number of emblems, coats of arms and flags of several states of the Arab world.

The traditions and recorded history about the Quraysh and Prophet Muhammad claim a falcon had been used as clan symbol.

Therefore, several variants of the Quraishi hawk were and are seen in the flags, coat of arms, seals and emblems of several Arab states until today.

According to medieval chroniclers, this was an appelation given to him by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mansur, one of his greatest rivals.

Hawk and falcon symbols are also common in the Gulf Arab countries.