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.

In Sydney, the “ISIS” flag in the window was actually a simple black flag bearing the shahada. Many Islamic flags look alike for a reason.

No symbol represents the soul of Islam more than the Shahada. ... Yet Monis’ message to the world—emblazoned in Arabic on a black flag held to the window of the Lindt café—was a classic ...

The black standard has become so recognisable that "in the public's mind, any Muslim militant who waves a 'black flag' is ISIS," said William McCants, author of "The ISIS Apocalypse", which uses ...

Bey, once known as Mos Def, became a devout Muslim at the age of 19. With every album, Bey opens with the Islamic prayer “Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim.” During a stint in prison during the ...

Boko Haram, the radical Islamist group in Nigeria known for kidnapping hundreds of young school girls in Chibok in 2014, has a symbol that features a black Islamic flag bearing the shahada on top ...

Liberal MP confuses nightclub logo for black ISLAMIC FLAG popular with jihadists. He confused Speakeasy nightclub stickers for the Islamic Shahada flag ...

The Shahada is the first of the five pillars of Islam. BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner said the gunman "got the wrong flag" and the hostage siege "does not look like a sophisticated plot".

The son of a Christian minister, Ali converted to Islam in his 20s. He made his shahada, or the Muslim declaration of belief, after attending a prayer service at a mosque with his partner, Amatus ...