Weekly Flag Challenge 15th July

Continuing with our movement eastwards, the challenge is now brought to Asia.

POD: After the Bojinka Plot of the early 1990s succeeds and a series of bombing campaigns, Muslim insurgents manage to take de facto control of most Muslim majority areas in South East Asia, as per their Islamic Superstate in South East Asia plot. Subsequently, a new state is announced, the Al-Jumhuriyyah Al-Islamiyyah Fi Junoob Sharqi Asiyyah, usually referred to as just "The Islamic Republic"

(The Islamic Republic in South East Asia / الجمهورية الاسلامية في جنوب شرق آسيا)

This superstate consists of the Indonesian Archipelago, Borneo, Malaysia, some Muslim majority regions of Thailand, and the former Philippine regions of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago, excluding East Timor. This gives the state a total population of about 282,300,000. The Capital is Jakarta

The administrative regions are:
-Provinsi Jawa (Region Capital : Ruled from the National Capital, Jakarta)
-Provinsi Sumatra (Regional Capital : Banda Aceh)
-Provinsi Sulawesi (Regional Capital : Makassar)
-Provinsi Malaya (Regional Capital : Kuala Lumpur)
-Provinsi Irian Jaya (Regional Capital : Manokwari)
-Provinsi Mindanao (Regional Capital : Davao)
-Provinsi Kalimantan (Regional Capital : Samarinda)
-Provinsi Sabah & Sarawak (Regional Capital : Bandar Seri Begawan)

These are further subdivided into counties.

As they are not recognised, the de jure governments rule in exile from Singapore, which has not been taken over.

The Challenge: Design a flag for this new *state* to be used on all levels. If possible, avoid any thing overtly resembling the flag of Saudi Arabia, but the use of the Shahada is permitted. Map included below:
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Entry 1: Eight Alternating Vertical Stripes of Green and White with Red Centre Section


The flag of the "Islamic Republic in South East Asia" was designed to resemble the flags of the Malaysian Federation and the Republic of Indonesia slightly, while being unique in its own right.

The flag spots a broad red bar in the centre, with the name of Allah written in the Arabic alphabet, with four stars above and below it. On both sides of the central bar, there are two green and two white bars, smaller than the one dominant.

Both the green-white bars and the stars represent the eight regions of the new state, while the word written on it represents its religious roots: the Islam.

The chosen colours are typical for Islamic flags, particullary Arab ones, even though in this case simply with the red standing for courage, the white for purity and the green for faith in Islam.

Entry 2: Eight Alternating Stripes of Green and Black with centred White Circle


The Islamic Republic in South East Asia (الجمهورية الاسلامية في جنوب شرق آسيا) deliberately selected a flag that was different from the flags of both Indonesia and Malaysia, whose territories form the major part of the new, insurgent republic.

With 8 horizontal stripes, alternating in the traditional Muslim green and black colours, to represent the eight administrative regions, the flag bears a central white disc bearing the legend الله أكبر (‘Allāhu Akbar’, often translated as ‘God is Great’) in stylised script.

Entry 3: Green-Black-Red Tricolour with Crossed Swords


The flag of new Islamic Republic displays the time-honoured Islam colours of green, black and red. In the central portion there is a quotation - (Qur’an 29:69) which in English is “And those who strive in Our Cause, We will certainly guide them to our Paths, For verily Allah is with those who do right” - half circling a pair of crossed swords.

Entry 4: Black Triangle and Five Horizontal Stripes of Green, White, Red, White and Green

History: After the assassination of the Pope, and subsequent successful insurgency, a committee was set up within the new organisation to choose a new flag. The representative from Abu Sayyaf submitted the following.

Dimensions:
17.32:10

Colours:
-Black for the Kiswah (كسوة الكعبة), the Black cloth covering the Kaaba, the stone and mosque to which all Muslims must face towards when they pray.
-Red for the Bloodshed of the *Freedom Fighters*
-Green for Islam
-White for Purity

Description:
-Hoistside: Black equilateral triangle referring to the Kiswah and the three priorities of the new state: Faith, Law and the intrinsic Good. Contains the emblem of the new state
-5 horizontal stripes (Green, White, Red, White, Green) representing the "Five Pillars of Islam"
1) Shahada (Profession of Faith)
2) Salah (Prayer)
3) Sawm (fasting during the Holy Month of Ramadan)
4) Zakat (the giving of alms to the poor/charity)
5) Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca)

Charge Description:
-Two curved swords, for justice and struggle
-Octogram (eight-pointed star) representing the 8 regions, as well as referring to the Rub al-Hizb (quarter party), a very traditional Islamic symbol to aid in the recitation of the Qu'ran
-Calligrahic crescent containing the Shahada (the Muslim profession of faith)

لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله
Lâ ilâha illallâh, Muḥammadur rasûlullâh
There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah
-Crescent and Star; traditional Islamic symbols

Entry 5: Five Horizontal Stripes Black-Green-Red-Green-Black and White Crescent-Star

The Five Stripes represent the five Pillars of Islam.
The Star-in-Crescent is a reference to Malaysia, while the eight-pointed star represents both the eight regions of the Islamic Republic in South East Asia.
The black, red, and green are Islamic colors, while the red and white are a nod to Indonesia and its history.

Entry 6: Horizontal Red-Green-Red with White Fimbration, Large Crescent and Star


The flag of the Islamic Republic of Southeast Asia. The colours green, white and red represent Islam, purity and the blood shed by Muslims worldwide at the hands of non-Muslims. The crescent and star are traditional Islamic symbols with the star having eight points for the eight provinces of the IRSEA. Inside the crescent is a circular calligraphic representation of the Shahada (the Islamic declaration of faith).

Entry 7: Black Field, White Crescent and Four White Stars


This flag was first seen being used by insurgents who had taken control of Davao in the Phillipines.

The field is black with a white solar eclipse. The black represents the darkness of evil and ignorance of not following the true faith of Allah. The white eclipse represents a nation and peoples coming into God's shining light. The eclipse also doubles as a crecent found on the flags of many other islamic nations. The eight pointed star is the glaring eye of God. It is also representative of the old Majapahit symbol, as well as a stylized Rub el Hizb,

The for green stars, along with the eight pointed white star of the eclipse, represent the five pillars of Islam. The green of the four outer stars are also considered windows into Paradise.

Entry 8: Black-Pink-Black Serrated with Eight Stars and Crescent


Crescent = widespread on muslim nation flags.
Stars = also widespread in conjunction with crescent, 8 in number for the 8 regions of the new nation.
Serrations = 5 to represent the 5 core islamic tenets, one set facing right and the other left.

A bump is needed for the last 12 hours.