Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia
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سرود ملی | |
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Also known as | قلعه اسلام قلب اسیا (English: "Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia") |
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Music | Ustad Qasim, 1919 |
Adopted | 1992–1999 |
Readopted | 2002 |
Relinquished | May 2006 |
Succeeded by | "National anthem of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" |
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transl. ur – transl. ALA-LC ملي سرود
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"Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia" (Persian: قلعه اسلام قلب اسیا) is an Afghan mujahideen battle song composed in 1919 by Ustad Qasim. It was adopted as the national anthem of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1999 and from 2002 to 2006.[1][2][3][4][5]
During the late 1990s, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan under the Taliban took control over most of Afghanistan from the UN-recognized government and ruled most of the country until late 2001. The Taliban outlawed music throughout the territory that they controlled, which consisted of most of the country. As such, most of Afghanistan practically was left without a national anthem during that time, until late 2001 when the Taliban was overthrown. The song was reintroduced by the new transitional government of Afghanistan in 2002;[6] it remained such when the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was established in 2004 and was used by the latter until 2006.[7][8]
Lyrics[]
قلعه اسلام قلب آسیا |
Qal’a-ye Islām, qalb-e Āsiyā, |
Fortress of Islam, heart of Asia, |
References[]
- ^ Bristow, Michael; Lim, Josh; Popp, Reinhard (11 May 2012). "Afghanistan (1992-1999, 2002-2006)". NationalAnthems.info. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "National anthems - Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992-2006)". 21 August 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Fortress of Islam, heart of Asia…" – via Amazon.
- ^ "Afghanistan: "Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia…"" – via Amazon.
- ^ Pigott, Peter (28 February 2007). Canada in Afghanistan: The War So Far. Dundurn. p. 17 – via Internet Archive.
Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia.
- ^ "Sououd-e-Melli". 15 December 2005. Archived from the original on 15 December 2005.[circular reference]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "National Anthem Downloads, Lyrics, & Information: NationalAnthems.us - Afghanistan: New recording by the composer". www.nationalanthems.us.
- Historical national anthems
- Afghan songs
- 1910s song stubs