Salil al-Sawarim explained

Salil al-Sawarim
Artist:Abu Yasir
Language:Arabic
Recorded:2014
Genre:Nasheed
Length:3:09
Label:صليل الصوارم
Producer:Ajnad Foundation

Salil al-Sawarim ("Clashing of the swords") is a nasheed (chant) produced by the Islamic State in 2014 and used in Islamist propaganda and beheading videos and as a theme.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is a melodic a cappella hymn, in which the lyrics discuss about bloodshed and war.

The chant was produced by the Ajnad Foundation, with the recitation of the vocalist Abu Yassir, the most well known vocalist of the group. Salil al-Sawarim is among the best known IS nasheeds. It appeared in IS' fourth installment of the Salil al-Sawarim video series, which among other things contain medleys of executions.[6] Due to the chant being related to terrorism, it is commonly removed from popular music and video platforms such as SoundCloud, Spotify, and YouTube.

Lyrics

These are the lyrics of the nasheed:[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schatz. Bryan. Inside the world of jihadi propaganda music. 2020-09-08. Mother Jones. en-US.
  2. Web site: The two-step, 60-second fact-check that easily disproves Trump's worst tweets . Washington Post . Caitlin Dewey . 14 March 2018 . 9 October 2023.
  3. Book: Lohlker . R. . Holzgruber . C. . Prucha . N. . Fisher . A. . World Wide Warriors: How Jihadis Operate Online . Vienna University Press . Religion and Transformation in Contemporary European Society. . 2019 . 978-3-8470-0938-2 . ms . 9 Oct 2023 . 100.
  4. Book: Lakomy, M. . Islamic State's Online Propaganda: A Comparative Analysis . Taylor & Francis . Routledge Studies in Political Islam . 2021 . 978-1-000-37967-9 . 9 Oct 2023 . 1911.
  5. Lahoud . Nelly . Pieslak . Jonathan . Music of the Islamic State . Survival . Informa UK Limited . 60 . 1 . 2 Jan 2018 . 0039-6338 . 10.1080/00396338.2018.1427372 . 153–168.
  6. Book: الجبار. فالح عبد. دولة الخلافة: التقدم إلى الماضي ("داعش" والمجتمع المحلي في العراق). السياسات. المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة. 2017-01-01. المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات. 978-614-445-164-9. ar.
  7. Web site: Al-Tamimi . Aymenn Jawad . 2014-06-18 . "Clashing of the Swords"- New ISIS nasheed from Ajnad Media . 2023-09-13 . Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Journal . en.