Dawlat al-Islam Qamat
Dawlat al-Islam Qamat (Arabic: دَوْلَة اُلْإِسْلَامِ قَامَتْ), also called in English My Ummah, Dawn Has Appeared (Arabic: أُمَّتِي قَدْ لَاحَ فَجْرٌ) is a jihadi song which became the unofficial anthem of ISIL. The song was released in December 2013 and became their most popular song in Syria.[1] The American magazine The New Republic said it was the most famous song of the year 2014.[2]
| English: "The Islamic State has Been Established" | |
|---|---|
| Dawlat al-Islam Qamat | |
| National anthem of | the  Islamic State |
| Lyrics | Unknown |
| Music | Ajnad Media Foundation |
| Adopted | 2013 |
The song is a capella song excluding the sounds of a sword, feet stomping, and gunfire. The song was made by Ajnad Media Foundation which makes most of ISIL's songs. The song has also been used alongside speeches by the Nigerian ISIL affiliate Boko Haram by their leader Abu Umaimata (ra).[3]
Other language versions
In the year 2015, one of ISIL's other media agencies (Al-Hayat Media Center) released a Chinese version called, We are the Mujahid (Chinese: 我們是聖戰士), a chorus that is 4 minutes long with a singer with a Uyghur accent.[4]
- ↑ Marshall, Alex (9 November 2014). "How Isis got its anthem" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/09/nasheed-how-isis-got-its-anthem. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ Gardner, Simon R. (31 December 2014). "The Islamic State Produced the Most Influential Song of the Year". The New Republic. . https://newrepublic.com/article/120665/islamic-states-dawlat-al-islam-qamat-most-influential-song-2014. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ Marshall, Alex (9 November 2014). "How Isis got its anthem" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/09/nasheed-how-isis-got-its-anthem. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ (in zh-tw) 伊斯蘭國發布首支中文版聖戰歌曲[音檔]. Central News Agency. 2015-12-07. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/201512075008.aspx. Retrieved 2021-12-06.