Jihadist flag

It usually consists of the Black Standard with a white text of the Shahada (Islamic declaration of faith) emblazoned across it in Arabic calligraphy.

[1][2] Organizations who use jihadist flags include al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab, the Taliban, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the al-Qassam Brigades and Jemaah Islamiyah.

[6] In August 2014, British Prime Minister David Cameron suggested that anybody displaying "the Islamic State flag" in the United Kingdom should be arrested.

[7] Citing the Terrorism Act 2000, section 13 (1b) of the act states "[a] person in a public place commits an offence if he wears, carries or displays an article in such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that he is a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation" and can face six months in prison or a statutory fine.

[9] The use of the image of the Seal of Muhammad Jihadist Flag "ISIS flag" (but not other versions of the Black Standard) for non-educational purposes has been forbidden in Germany by the Federal Ministry of the Interior since September 2014.

Flag used by various Islamist organisations (since the late 1990s) with the white text of the Shahada on a black background
Flag of Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad , predecessor of the Islamic State
Flag of Al-Qassam Brigades , Hamas' military wing consisting of a white Shahada on a green background
The "Flag of the Islamic State", "Al-Shabaab", and "Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula" with the " seal of Muhammad " [ 4 ] design. Ratio: 3:4. Used in their beheading videos; banned in a number of states around the world, such as Germany.