Dabiq (magazine)

Dabiq
دابق‎
Cover of the July 2014 issue (The Return of Khilafah) in English
CategoriesOnline magazine
FrequencyVariable; one issue every 54 days on average
FormatJihadist propaganda
CirculationWorldwide (deep web)
PublisherAl-Hayat Media Center
FounderIslamic State
First issue5 July 2014 (2014-07-05)
Final issue31 July 2016 (2016-07-31)
CountryIraq and Syria
Based inRaqqa, Syria
LanguageArabic (primarily), English, German, French

Dabiq (Arabic: دابق) was a Raqqa-based online magazine of the Islamic State, published via the deep web from July 2014 to July 2016 (Ramadan 1435 to Shawwal 1437). One of the many forms of Islamic State mass media, it partook in religious outreach to Muslims around the world,[1] ultimately seeking to gain new recruits for the "caliphate" by encouraging Muslims to immigrate to Islamic State territory.[2] In addition to Arabic, the magazine's content was written in a number of different languages, including English.

The magazine was named after the town of Dabiq, Syria, which is believed in Islamic eschatology to be the primary location where the Muslims will fight and bring about Jesus Christ (‘Eesa bin Maryam) and the fall of the Anti-Christ (al-Masih ad-Dajjal) (see Al-Malhama Al-Kubra), preceding the Day of Judgement.

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