Its flag includes the white inscription at the top of the flag, which is the shahada, or the Islamic declaration of faith. Underneath the shahada is the name “Jabhat al-Nusra” in Arabic. 2.

The white text on a black background at the top of the flag is the beginning of the shahada -- the Muslim profession of faith ...

Claim: President Obama secretly signaled solidarity to African leaders at the White House using a Muslim hand gesture known as the 'Shahada.' The Daily Mail editors did not understand what they ...

A leaflet distributed Sept. 5 by U.S. forces in Afghanistan shows a dog bearing the Islamic Shahada, or profession of faith, an image that many found offensive. (Sultan Faizy / For The Times) By ...

The black Shahada flag - identical to those used by Islamic State (IS) militants - was sold by Markaz Imam Ahmad (MIA) mosque in the western Sydney suburb of Liverpool for more than $2000 in July.