Rumiyah (magazine)

Rumiyah
Rumiyah (Issue 1)
CategoriesOnline magazine for propaganda
Frequencyapproximately monthly
FounderIslamic State
Founded2016
First issueSeptember 5, 2016 (2016-09-05)
Final issueSeptember 9, 2017 (2017-09-09)
CountrySyria (under Islamic State)
Based inRaqqa
LanguageArabic, Bosnian, English, German, French, Indonesian, Turkish, Uyghur, Urdu

Rumiyah (Arabic: رومية, romanizedRūmīyah, lit.'Rome') was an online magazine used by the Islamic State (IS) for propaganda and recruitment. It was first published in September 2016 and was released in several languages, including English, French, German, Russian, Indonesian, Bosnian and Uyghur.

The magazine replaces Dabiq, Dar al-Islam and other magazines that were released until mid-2016. Analysts attributed the change of name partly to the imminent loss of the town of Dabiq to a Turkish-led military offensive, which occurred in October 2016.

The name Rumiyah (Rome) was a reference to a hadith in which Muhammed said that Muslims would conquer both Constantinople and Rome in that order.

Like Dabiq, each issue opens with a quote attributed to Abu Hamza al-Muhajir: "O muwahhidin, rejoice, for by Allah, we will not rest from our jihad except beneath the olive trees of Rumiyah (Rome)."

The first issue was released after the death of IS spokesman, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, who was featured heavily in the magazine. In October 2016, Islamic State released the second edition of the magazine in which it justified attacks against non-Muslims, including detailed descriptions of how to carry out knife attacks on smaller groups of people.[citation needed]

In October 2016, Rumiyah advised followers to carry out stabbing attacks and argued that jihadists throughout Muslim history have "struck the necks of the kuffar" (unbelievers) in the name of Allah with "swords, severing limbs and piercing the fleshy meat of those who opposed Islam". The magazine advised its readers that knives are easy to obtain and to hide and that they make good, deadly weapons where Muslims might be regarded with suspicion.

Issues

Issue Date (Hijri) Date (Gregorian) Pages Publication frequency
1
Dhul-Hijjah 1437 5 September 2016 38
2
Muharram 1438 4 October 2016 38 29
3
Shawwal 1438 11 November 2016 46 38
4
Rabi al-Awwal 1438 7 December 2016 40 26
5
Rabi al-Akhir 1438 6 January 2017 44 31
6
Jumada al-awwal 1438 4 February 2017 44 29
7
Jumada al-akhirah 1438 7 March 2017 38 31
8
Rajab 1438 4 April 2017 48 28
9
Sha'ban 1438 4 May 2017 58 43
10
Ramadan 1438 17 June 2017 46 31
11
Shawwal 1438 13 July 2017 60 26
12
Dhu al-Qidah 1438 6 August 2017 46 26
13
Dhul-Hijjah 1438 9 September 2017 44 34

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