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Translation, please
Reader comment on item: ISIS Is Not Islamic?
Submitted by John Pepple (United States), Sep 11, 2014 at 00:07
What is the translation of the inscription in the circle of the flag? It looks like "Allah is the messenger of Muhammad," but that can't be right. So, what is it supposed to mean?
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Daniel Pipes replies:
It reads from the bottom up, as Arabic calligraphy often does, so it's "Muhammad is the prophet of God."
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