Jeshi hupewa mabango na bendera, na Kiongozi wa Dola (Khalifah) huwapa mabango wale anaowateua kuongoza jeshi, ilhali bendera hutolewa na wakuu wa brigedi.

The Army is given banners and flags and the Head of State (the Khalifah) gives the banners to whomever he appoints to lead the Army, whereas the flags are provided by the brigadiers.

1. Al-Liwa’ (bendera ya kiongozi) na Al-Rayah (bendera) – kwa mtazamo wa lugha, zote mbili zinamaanisha Al-’Alam (alama), kama ilivyotajwa katika kamusi ya Al-Muhit. Shari’ah imepa kila moja yao maana ya kisheria katika matumizi, kwa namna ifuatayo:

1. Al-Liwa’ (banner) and Al-Rayah (flag) – from the linguistic angle, they both mean Al-’Alam (sign) as mentioned in the Al- Muhit dictionary. The Shari’ah gave each of them, in terms of usage, a Shari’ah meaning along the following manner:

Bendera ni nyeupe, imeandikwa juu yake La Ilaha Illa Allah, Muhammad Rasul Allah kwa rangi nyeusi, na hupewa Amiri au kiongozi wa jeshi. Hutumika kutambulisha nafasi yake, na hufuata nafasi hiyo. Ushahidi wa kuhusisha bendera na Amiri wa jeshi ni huu:

The Banner is white: written upon it La Ilaha Illa Allah, Muhammad Rasul Allah in black, which is given to the Amir or leader of the Army. It is used to identify his position, and follows the position. The evidence for attaching the banner to the Amir of the Army: