What does the flag in Martin Place say?

The flag raised by hostages in Sydney café is written in the Arabic language and it says “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger” which is the basic statement of belief in Islam.

This statement is used by different Islamic groups such as the Jabhat Al-Nusra (the Nusra Front), the Islamic group fighting against Bashar Al-Assad in Syria, the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, Boko Haram in Nigeria and even in national flags such as the Saudi Arabia flag and different versions of the Afghanistan flag between 1992 and 2001.

The statement has no hostile nature and is widely used by Muslims in their daily lives and in Islamic events and prayers.

However, the reason jihadist groups use this statement is because they see themselves as Islam’s representatives and main defenders, and they believe that the religious bond between their members is the reason for their unity more than nationality, race or origin.

They also use it because it was used in campaigns to spread Islam in the time of Prophet Muhammad.

The flag used in Martin Place is different from the one used by the Islamic State in font and shape, even though it has the same message.

The Islamic State flag is black and white with a statement that says “There is no God but Allah”. A white circle contains the rest of the statement which is “Muhammad is his messenger”.

The Jabhat Al-Nusra flag is more similar to the one held in the café. It is black, and has the statement, “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger” and the “Jabhat Al-Nusra” name under it.

The only difference is the one in the café does not have the Jabhat Al-Nusra name.

Saudi Arabia’s flag is green and has the same statement written in the same font of the flag in Martin Place.

The flag raised in the Sydney cafe can represent any Islamic or jihadist group.