Dabiq (magazine)
The English language edition of Dabiq's first issue "The Return of Khilafah".
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| Categories | Online magazine for propaganda |
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| Frequency | Variable (mostly monthly) |
| Publisher | Al Hayat Media Center |
| Founder | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Year founded | 2014 |
| First issue | July 5, 2014 |
| Final issue — Number |
31 July 2016 15 |
| Country | Syria |
| Based in | Raqqa |
| Language | Arabic, English, German, French |
Dabiq (Arabic: دابق) was an online magazine used by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) for propaganda and recruitment. It was first published in July 2014 in a number of different languages including English. Dabiq itself states the magazine is for the purposes of unitarianism, truth-seeking, migration, holy war and community (tawhid, manhaj, hijrah, jihad and jama'ah respectively).
In September 2016, ISIL replaced Dabiq with another online magazine, Rumiyah (Arabic for Rome), published in English and other languages. Analysts speculated this was due to ISIL being driven out of the town of Dabiq by the Turkish Military and Syrian Rebels in October 2016. The new title refers to an Islamic prophecy about the fall of Rome.
Dabiq was published by ISIL via the deep web, although it was widely available online through other sources. The first issue carried the date "Ramadan 1435" in the Islamic Hijri calendar. According to the magazine, its name was taken from the town of Dabiq in northern Syria, which is mentioned in a hadith about Armageddon. ISIL believes Dabiq is where Muslim and infidel forces will eventually face each other. After the crusader forces' defeat, the apocalypse will begin. Every issue of Dabiq contained a quote attributed to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi: "The spark has been lit here in Iraq, and its heat will continue to intensify –by Allah’s permission- until it burns the crusader armies in Dabiq".
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