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![[All of Palestine is Jerusalem]](../images/p/ps}dome.jpg)
image located by William Garrison, 16 October 2023
Source: flag seller
in Gaza
A Palestinian flag with an image of the octagon-shaped golden "Dome of the Rock" (Qubbat al-Sakhrah) with an Arabic-language slogan ("filastin kuluha hi al-quds") on the bottom green stripe that translates as "All of Palestine is Jerusalem"; c. 2015. Occasionally, Palestinians will claim that some Jewish group is planning on destroying this shrine that covers a rock, from which Muslims believe their prophet Mohammed ascended into heaven ("Jannah") and returned during his horse-flying "Night Journey" (al-’Isrā’ wal-Miʿrāj) c. 621 C.E. Some Jewish groups seek to tear down this Islamic shrine and replace it with their "Third Temple". During the 1950s Jerusalem was divided into a West Jerusalem (Israel) and an East Jerusalem (Jordan), until June 1967 when Israel captured it during the "Six Day War" and re-united the city under its control. Many Palestinians desire that E. Jerusalem be returned to them for their future national capital. This flag is paraded about to remind Palestinians that Muslim-oriented Palestine and E. Jerusalem are both politically and religiously inseparable.
William Garrison, 16 October 2023
![[All of Palestine is Jerusalem]](../images/p/ps}dome2.jpg)
image located by William Garrison, 7 November 2023
Source:
https://www.haaretz.com
A variant of the national flag of Palestine but with an image of the golden
"Dome of the Rock" ("Qubbat as-Sakhra") and the Arabic slogan "nahin cadmon"
which translates roughly as: "We Are Coming" (i.e.:" Palestinians will liberate
the Sakhra & Jerusalem from Israeli control"); c. Oct. 2023. The article was
unclear where this photo was taken; perhaps somewhere in Lebanon.
William Garrison, 7 November 2023
![[All of Palestine is Jerusalem]](../images/p/ps_come2.jpg)
image located by William Garrison, 25 February 2025
Source:
https://3sjshop.com/products
A white-field flag with two lines of Arabic that read in Arabic
(right-to-left): يا قدس إنا قادمون , spoken as: "Ya Quds 'iinaa qadimun" or in
English as: "Oh, Jerusalem, We Are Coming" — meaning that Muslims will reconquer
control of not only the Haram al-Sharif [Temple Mount] but all of Jerusalem
[al-Quds]. "Ya Quds" and "'linaa" words are in red. There is a hidden flag-pole
sleeve at the right. Seen with Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon.
William Garrison,
25 February 2025
![[All of Palestine is Jerusalem]](../images/p/ps}dome3.jpg)
image located by William Garrison, 22 February 2024
A green-field Muslim/Palestinian flag that depicts the golden "Dome of the Rock" [Qubbat as-Sakhra] in the middle, with an Arabic slogan at the top that is a Muslim's "Declaration of Faith" [shahada]: "There is no deity but Allah ... Mohammad is the messenger of Allah", and at the bottom an Arabic slogan: "We are here for you, oh, Aqsa". The dome (qubbat) protects the rock (sakhra) that the Muslim prophet Mohammad placed a ladder upon to climb into Heaven, spoke with other prophets and Allah, and returned. This Muslim shrine sits upon the overall al-Aqsa esplanade atop the "Temple Mount" [Haram al-Sharif] in Jerusalem. "Al-Aqsa" means the "furthest mosque" from where Mohammad lived in Medina, Arabia, c. 630 CE. Essentially, this flag proclaims a Muslim's right to "be at" or "control" the Sakhra rock near their "furthest mosque" [al-Masjid al-Aqsa], and indirectly the Temple Mount, as well as Jerusalem; c. 5 Nov. 2015.
Source:
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/
William Garrison, 22
February 2024
At https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/an-arab-israeli-girl-waves-a-flat-with-a-drawing-of-the-news-photo/1507586523?adppopup=true is an "Al-Aqsa is in danger" flag.
It is a green-field flag with a large white sketch/drawing of the "Golden
Dome" or "Dome of the Rock" (Qubbat as-Sakhra), and below it is the Arabic
slogan: "ala'aqsaa fi khatari" (الأقصى في خطر ) or in English: "Al-Aqsa is in
Danger"; c. August 2008 as seen in "Umm al-Fahm", an Arab-Israeli town 60
kilometers north of Tel Aviv. "Al-Aqsa" is an Arabic word, a concept really, as
noted in the Muslim Quran (Q17:1) "The Furthest Mosque" or "al-masjid al-aqṣā"
meaning: “the farther place of worship”, being that of the Al-Aqsa mosque atop
the Temple Mount (Haram al-Sharif) plateau in Jerusalem. The "danger" being the
Muslim perception that Israelis are going to substitute Israeli (Jewish) control
by expelling the Jordanian (Muslim) waqf (trust) that regulates pedestrian
traffic atop the Temple Mount (Hebrew: Har haBayit). (Photo by AHMAD
GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images.)
William Garrison, 20 October 2024
![[Friends of Al-Aqsa]](../images/p/ps_foa1.jpg)
image located by William Garrison, 20 October 2024
While "FOA" is predominant in black, beside it to the right in smaller black print is "Friends of Al-Aqsa" and just below it in grey/gray print is "Peace in Palestine".
William Garrison, 20 October 2024
Another image: https://www.foa.org.uk/campaign/handsoffalaqsa
The national flag of Palestine with the slogan "FOA" on the middle white stripe. "FOA" means "Friends of Al-Aqsa", a Palestinian movement claiming that Israel intends to expel Muslims from worshiping atop the "Temple Mount" (Haram as-Sharif), which is also referred to with the shorter moniker of just "Al-Aqsa" -- in tribute to the "Al-Aqsa mosque" that is atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Since the June 1967 "Six Day War" the Israeli government has not seized outright control of the Temple Mount, but has permitted an Islamic "waqf" (religious governing agency) to administer all religious activities atop the as-Sharif/Mount esplanade. During specified times, non-Muslims may walk around the al-Aqsa perimeter, but Jews may not pray there - although some do so surreptitiously when Israeli guards become lax in enforcing the ban. Some conservative Jews campaign that Muslim buildings atop the Temple Mount must be removed immediately in order for the Jewish "Third Temple" to be built there. However, some Orthodox Jews argue that Jews should not visit the Temple Mount until it has been religiously purified. This flag was seen in a Palestinian rally in London in Sept. 2023. The FOA has a website at https://www.foa.org.uk/campaign/handsoffalaqsa
William Garrison, 22 September 2024
![[Shakra/Silsilah flag]](../images/p/ps}dome4.jpg)
image located by William Garrison, 20 October 2024
Source:
https://shopee.com.my
The national flag of Palestine with the Arabic word for Palestine on the
bottom green stripe, and on the middle white stripe are images of the "Golden
Dome" (Qubbat as-Shakra) and to the east the nearby smaller "Dome of the Chain"
(Arabic: قبة السلسلة, romanized: Qubbat al-Silsilah), all atop the "Temple
Mount" ("Harma al-Sharif" or al-Aqsa esplanade) in Jerusalem.
William Garrison,
20 October 2024
![[Al-Quds is a Muslen Land flag]](../images/p/ps}dome6.jpg)
image located by William Garrison, 27 October 2024
Source:
https://www.ebay.com/itm
A green-field flag with a gold-tone, detailed image of the golden "Dome of the
Rock" (Arabic: Qubbat as-Sakhra/Sakra), and below it an English slogan in
light-blue lettering: "Al-Quds is a Muslen Land". [Why "Muslen" is used
(misspelled or mis-translated) instead of "Muslim" I do not know. I know this
misspelling is used on this flag as I have one.] The Sakhra sits atop the
"Temple Mount" (Haram al-Sharif) plateau in Jerusalem (al-Quds). An invading
Arab-Muslim army captured the Jerusalem area in 638CE, and since then some
Muslim-dominant government ruled the Levant region until the British army
captured the city from the Ottoman Empire in November 1917 -- a year before
World War I ended. [The European Crusaders had limited control over some
portions of the Levant between 1099-1291.] Jerusalem then became the capital of
the "British Mandate of Palestine", until the British withdrew in May 1948, and
the newly established Israeli-Jewish army defended the western part of the city
while the Jordanian-Muslim army captured the eastern quarter. During the "Six
Day War" of June 1967, the Israeli army expelled the Jordanian army from both
eastern Jerusalem and all of the "West Bank" (Samaria & Judea). Nonetheless,
there is an Islamist concept of: "Once a Muslim land, always a Muslim land."
"Quds" in Arabic means "holy", and "Al-Quds" means "the Holy", and implies "the
Holy Sanctuary" of the Sakhra shrine, and nowadays is used as a demonym by
Muslims for the entire city of Jerusalem as "Madīnat al-Quds" or "city of the
Holy Sanctuary", or simply shortened to just: "al-Quds". So, while only the
Muslim-sacred Sakhra shrine is shown on this flag, the use of the word "Al-Quds"
implies that all of Jerusalem is a land belonging to eventual re-control by
Muslims. [Currently, the "Palestinian Authority" has its capital six miles north
of Jerusalem in Ramallah. Nonetheless, most Palestinians desire that once the
creation of an independent state of Palestine is established, that Eastern
Jerusalem (including the Mount/Sharif) becomes their new capital.
William Garrison,
27 October 2024
![[Defend Al Aqsa flag]](../images/p/ps}dome7.jpg)
image located by William Garrison, 27 October 2024
Source:
https://www.ebay.com/itm
A green-field flag with a simple, plain, white sketch of the golden "Dome of the
Rock" (Qubbat as-Sakhra/Sakra) atop the "Temple Mount" (Haram al-Sharif) in
Jerusalem (al-Quds), with beneath the dome/qubbat a white slogan in English of
"Defend Al Aqsa". Although this flag shows an image of the Sakhra shrine, there
is an Al-Aqsa Mosque located elsewhere atop the Mount/Sharif - which is also
referred to simply as the overall "Al-Aqsa" esplanade. This plateau is regulated
by a Jordanian-Muslim waqf (trust); non-Muslims may walk around its perimeter,
but not publicly pray there nor enter the Muslim buildings without invite.
Nonetheless, as some Muslims believe that there is a plot by Jews to seek
control of this plateau for the building of their "Third Temple", this flag
appeals to Muslims to defend the esplanade from possible Jewish encroachment.
This flag has a hidden pole-sleeve at the left (hoist) side.
William Garrison,
27 October 2024
![[The Conquest of Jerusalem is Near flag]](../images/p/ps}dome8.jpg)
image located by William Garrison, 27 May 2025
A back-to-back, handheld stick-flag showing on the frontside the national flag of Palestine. On the reverse is an image of the golden "Dome of the Rock" flanked by flags of Palestine, and honoring the martyrdom of Gen. Qasim Soleimani and bespectacled Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis -- both of whom were killed in a U.S. airstrike on Jan. 2, 2020 near Baghdad, Iraq. Soleimani was commander of the "Quds Force", a military branch of Iran's IRGC. Al-Muhandis was a former commander of the "Popular Mobilization Forces" (PMF), an Iranian-backed militia group operating in Iraq. The top two red-and-and-green lines read: "Your [martyred] blood makes the conquest of al-Quds" - meaning Jerusalem. Beneath the Golden Dome there is a red-gold line that reads: "Fatah al-Quds" or "The conquest of Quds is near." At the bottom the thin black line reads: "The Supreme Leader will soon lead congregational prayers in Jerusalem." The "Supreme Leader" refers to "Ali Khamenei" of Iran. A strict definition of "al-Quds" is "The Holy (One)", obliquely it refers to the golden "Qubbat as-Sakra" (the "Rock of the Dome") atop the "Haram al-Sharif" ("Temple Mount") in Jerusalem; overall, "al-Quds" refers to "Jerusalem." Essentially, this flag champions the Iranian (Shia-Muslim) conquest of Israel, maybe for some potential independent state of Palestine. Flag size: 22cm x 14cm.
William Garrison, 27 May 2025
![[Al Aqsa Storm flag]](../images/p/ps}dome9.jpg)
image located by William Garrison, 27 May 2025
A back-to-back handheld stick-flag, showing on the front side the national flag of Palestine with both Arabic and English slogans of "AL AQSA STORM" (Arabic: "tufan al-Aqsa") with the same slogan repeated on the backside just below the golden "Dome of the Rock" ("Qubbat as-Sakra") atop the "Temple Mount" ("Haram al-Sharif") in Jerusalem ("Al-Aqsa"), which is surrounded with a partial images of the national flag of Iran at the left and on the right the Palestinian flag. "Al-Aqsa Storm", a.k.a., "Al-Aqsa Flood", refers to the Oct. 7, 2023 flood/storm of Hamas militants into Israel along its southwestern border with the Gaza Strip. A strict definition of "al-Quds" is "The Holy (One)", obliquely it refers to the golden "Qubbat as-Sakra" dome seated atop the "Haram al-Sharif" ("Temple Mount") in Jerusalem; overall, "al-Quds" refers to "Jerusalem". Islamic theology maintains that their Prophet Mohammad climbed on a ladder placed atop this rock to reach Heaven to speak with earlier prophets and then return. Although the English word "STORM" is shown, the actual Arabic word shown at the right side of this slogan (when read from right-to-left) is " طوفان " which means "flood", so the best translation of this Arabic slogan is "tufan al aqsa" or "Al Aqsa Flood". {"Storm" would be seen as " عاصفة " which is not used.} As Arabic is read right-to-left, "(storm)/flood" is read before "al-Aqsa"; so, an Arabic speaker would read this as "Flood Al Aqsa." [Although the Hamas militia flooded into southwestern Israel, their goal did not appear to be to actually storm into Jerusalem.] Flag size: 22cm x 14cm.
William Garrison, 27 May 2025
![[Al Aqsa Storm flag]](../images/p/ps}dome10.jpg)
image located by William Garrison, 27 May 2025
A two-sided, handheld stick-flag. The front side shows a facial portrait of Iran Gen. Qasem Soleimani, and behind him is the national flag of Iran, which allegorically seems to be firing missiles at an enflamed "Star of David" ("Megan David") representing the State of Israel. Below Soleimani's portrait there is a white Farsi slogan reading: "His promise", apparently referring to Gen. Soleimani's vow of reasserting Muslim control of Israel. Incongruously, a white "Dove of Peace" appears below Soleiman's chin. On this flag's backside, a young child wearing a pro-Palestinian, red-white checkered keffiyeh beams approvingly while watching Islamist missiles (from Gaza or Iran) streak through the Jerusalem sky above the golden "Dome of the Rock" ("Qubbat as-Sakra") presumably towards targets elsewhere in Israel. While the "Golden Dome" is located in Israeli-administered Jerusalem, this Islamic shrine is itself governed by a Muslim charity or "waqf". The top white line reads: "We will take revenge on the criminals" (presumably referring to Israelis). The middle two yellow lines read: "The next slap is harder" (presumably meaning future Islamist missile attacks will more destructive than the rather ineffective 200 missiles launched by Iran towards Israel in early October 2024). At the bottom the two faint lines read: "Tofan/tufan al-Aqsa" ("Al-Aqsa Flood/(storm)") and "Al-Tofan al-Ahrar" (the worldwide Islamist "al-Ahrar" or "Storm of the free people", which is implied to mean: "Free Al-Quds Day"). "Free Al-Quds Day" or "Liberate Jerusalem Day" champions the future Muslim liberation of Jerusalem from Israeli control; a day which is in rebuttal to Israel's annual "Jerusalem Day" event that celebrates Israel's capture of East Jerusalem from Muslim-Jordanian control following the June 1967 "Six Day War". As Jews and Muslims adhere to different calendars than the "Western" Gregorian calendar, thereby, their holidays occur on different dates each year in the Gregorian calendar. The pro-Israel "Jerusalem Day" is held annually on the 28th day of the Hebrew month of "Iyar". "Al-Tofan al-Ahrar" is celebrated on the 25th day of the Muslim holy month of "Ramadan". Thereby, neither holiday falls consistently on the same date each year in the Gregorian calendar. Flag size: 22cm x 14cm, and is made from a semi-plastic paper that is durable and flexible.
William Garrison, 27 May 2025
![[Nasrallah 'Victory is Near' flag]](../images/p/ps}dome11.jpg)
image located by William Garrison, 27 May 2025
A yellow-field memorial flag with a green-ink vignette of Hassan Nasrallah (former Hezbollah leader in Lebanon, c.2023) and the golden "Dome of the Rock" ("Qubbat as-Sakra") atop the "Temple Mount" ("Haram al-Sharif") in Jerusalem ("al-Quds"). Beneath the dome the large slogan reads: "Victory is Near", and beneath it the smaller slogan reads: "Surely Allah's (God's) help is near." The "victory" being referred to here is the goal of Islamists regaining control of Jerusalem from Israeli governance. Below the smaller slogan is the logo of Hezbollah and to its right is Nasrallah's name in Farsi. There is a hidden flagpole sleeve on the right hoist side.
William Garrison, 27 May 2025