White Flag and Wearing White Clothes between Politic and Religious Background 132 H/750 AD-358 H/969 AD

Abstract

Even though Islam, Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon him), and Rashidun Caliphates did not prefer a certain color among the other colors, and they did not symbolize any color, in other words, none of the colors was used as a political symbol and for political goals and purpose, and there is not a specific religious text to mention that one specific color is good or bad. However, throughout the political history of Muslims, the colors were used for political goals and purposes. It even became a very apparent phenomenon. Oppositions of the authority used religion to make it very effective in society and strengthen their political position and find evidence in religious history to support their claim. They created several hadiths in the name of the prophet and his friends which they still effective and influential in Muslim society. This study is an attempt to explain the importance of the white flag in the religious history of the Muslims and its political use during (132 H/750 AD-358 H/969 AD) by emphasizing on using the white flag by the opposition of the Abbasid Caliphate as a color against the black color which was the symbol of the Abbasid State. The study is divided into three chapters. The first chapter talks about the white flag and wearing white clothes throughout the history of the Muslims. The second chapter discusses the usage of the white flag as a symbol of confrontation with the Abbasid Caliphate.