| English: 'Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia' | |
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| قلعه اسلام قلب اسیا | |
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Former national anthem of  Afghanistan | |
| Lyrics | Daoud Farani |
| Music | Ustad Qasim, 1919 |
| Adopted | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) |
| Readopted | 2002; 23 years ago (2002) |
| Relinquished | 1996; 29 years ago (1996), 2006; 19 years ago (2006) |
| Preceded by | "Garam shah lā garam shah" (1992) "Dā də bātorāno kor" (2002) |
| Succeeded by | "Dā də bātorāno kor" (1996) "Millī Surūd" (2006) |
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ملي سرود "The National Anthem" | |
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"Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia" (Dari:قلعه اسلام قلب اسیا) is anAfghan mujahideen battle song composed in 1919 byUstad Qasim. It was adopted as the national anthem of theIslamic State of Afghanistan from 1992 to 2006.[1][2][3][4][5]
During the late 1990s, theIslamic Emirate of Afghanistan under theTaliban 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 newtransitional government of Afghanistan in 2002;[citation needed] it remained such when the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was established in 2004 and was used by the latter until 2006.[6][7]
| Dari original[8] | Romanization of Persian | IPA transcript | English translation[9] |
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قلعه اسلام قلب آسیا | Qal’a-yi Islām, qalb-i Āsiyā, | [qalˈʔajɪ ʔɪsˈlɑːm ˈqalbɪ ʔɑː.siˈjɑː] | Fortress of Islam, heart of Asia, |
Fortress of Islam, Heart of Asia.
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