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Dawlat al-Islam Qamat (Arabic: دَوْلَة اُلْإِسْلَامِ قَامَتْ, lit. 'The Islamic State Has Been Established'), also known by its English name My Ummah, Dawn Has Appeared (Arabic: أُمَّتِي قَدْ لَاحَ فَجْرٌ, romanized: Ummatī qad la-hā fajrūn), is an Islamist jihadi nasheed (chant) which became an unofficial anthem of the Islamic State. It was released in December 2013 and soon became their most popular song.[1] The American magazine The New Republic referred to it as the most influential song of 2014.[2]

The chant is a capella apart from sound effects of a sword being unsteathed, feet stomping, and gunfire. It was produced by the Ajnad Media Foundation, which produces most Islamic State songs. The song has also been used by the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram to accompany speeches.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b Marshall, Alex (9 November 2014). "How Isis got its anthem". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. ^ Gardner, Simon R. (31 December 2014). "The Islamic State Produced the Most Influential Song of the Year". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

External links

Dawlat al-Islam Qamat at the Internet Archive My Ummah Dawn Has Appeared at the Internet Archive

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