In July 2014, al-Hayat began publishing a digital magazine called Dabiq, in a number of different languages including English. According to the magazine, its name is taken from the town of
Dabiq in northern Syria, which is mentioned in a
hadith about
Armageddon.[4] Al-Hayat also began publishing other digital magazines, including the Turkish language Konstantiniyye, the
Ottoman word for Istanbul,[5][6] and the French language Dar al-Islam.[7] By late 2016, these magazines had apparently all been discontinued, with Al-Hayat's material being consolidated into a new magazine called Rumiyah (Arabic for Rome).[8]
In 2014, al-Hayat published a 24-minute propaganda video in
Kurdish, as well as a Kurdish Nasheed called "Descendants of the Caliphate". The video featured Abu Khattab al-Kurdi promising to "bring the Caliphate to Kurdistan and to end the
PUK and
KDP's atheism".[9]
On 29 June 2014 it released The End of
Sykes-Picot, a reference to the 1916 accord that European states used to divide up the region after World War I and in which it calls for destruction of the border between Iraq and Syria.[10][11] The subject of the video is the ISIL fighter
Abu Safiyya.[12]
19 September 2014 al-Hayat Media Center presents a new video message from the Islamic State: “Flames of the War”.[13]
In February 2015 British journalist
John Cantlie appeared in a propaganda video from al-Hayat walking around ruins and interviewing locals in the northwestern Syrian city of
Aleppo.[14] On 18 February it released a nasheed in French called Extend your Hand to Pledge Allegiance (
French: Tends ta main pour l'allégeance),[15] which begins with speech by
Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi and it is urged to make the hijra and join ISIS.[16]
In 2015, Al-Hayat released a
nasheed song "We are Mujahid" (我们是圣战士, although the lyric sings "Mujahid" verbatim), sung in
Mandarin Chinese, which was the first ever Chinese jihadist materials published by ISIS. It was speculated that the song was targeting
Hui people (Chinese-speaking Muslims), as opposed to
Uyghurs, who speak
Turkic languages.[18]Chinese mass media and the
Chinese government did not talk about it since they did not want to get involved with the
battle against ISIS.[19]
In April 2015, Al-Hayat, though affiliated Telegram channels, threatened to blow up
Anzac Day dawn memorial services in major cities across Australia and New Zealand, as well as
Melbourne Cricket Ground, should
Australian Defence Force continues to participate in
CJTF-OIR in Iraq.
ASIO alleged the Sydney-born jihadist
Khaled Sharrouf, who joined ISIS in 2013, was behind this propaganda push.
In November 2015, it released a
Russiannasheed video entitled "Soon very Soon" (Russian: Скоро очень скоро) telling Islamic State supporters to attack
Russian churches and government buildings.[23][24]
Later that same month, it released a propaganda video in multiple languages, notably in English, titled "No Respite", in which Western society, politicians and the
United States Armed Forces are mocked, with the narrator stating that they "may have the numbers and weapons", but that their soldiers "lack the will and resolve". The narrator brags about the
territory controlled by ISIS, stating that "it's territory is already greater than
Britain, eight times the size of
Belgium, and thirty times the size of
Qatar". The video includes
Barack Obama,
George W. Bush and
Bill Clinton, calling them "liars and fornicators".[25][26]
In January 2016 it released a video titled “Kill Them Wherever You Find Them”.[27]
In April 2016 it released a video featuring a large group of ISIS child recruits singing in French wearing
suicide belts and other weapons during military training.[28] It was titled "Blood for Blood" (
French: Sang pour Sang).[29] Then again in April 2016, they advertised a new monthly series called "Top 10" which takes videos from
ISIS' provinces and creates a compilation of those clips.[30]
It made a 52-second trailer for The Flames of War, a video series called Mujatweets[31] and a
nashid (Islamic
chant) in
French named "My revenge" (Ma vengeance) in which it praised the
Brussels bombing and
bothParis attacks.[32] At the same time it released another video titled Kill Them Wherever You Find Them (
French: Tuez-les où que vous les rencontriez) showing the Paris attackers threatening future violence.[33] Four Belgians, three French nationals, and two Iraqis appeared in the video, carrying out executions alternated with Paris attacks scenes.[34] Those nine terrorists were
Abdelhamid Abaaoud (Abu Umar Al-Baljiki),
Chakib Akrouh (Abu Mujahid al-Baljiki),
Brahim Abdeslam (Abul-Qaqe Al-Baljiki); the attackers at
Bataclan,
Samy Amimour (Abu Qital al-Faransi), Ismaël Omar Mostefaï (Abu Rayyan al-Faransi) and
Foued Mohamed-Aggad (Abu Fuad al-Faransi); and the attacker at
Stade de France,
Bilal Hadfi (Dhu-l-Qarnayn al-Faransi) and the Iraqis Ali al-Iraqi and Ukashah Al-Iraqi.[35]
On 20 April 2017, it released a
Turkishnasheed video titled "The Islamic State has been established" (Turkish: Kuruldu Islam Devletı) which incited Turkish Muslims to join the Islamic state and attack
Turkey to gain more land for the Islamic state.[36][37]
On 28 July 2017, it released an online video series in
English and
Arabic entitled "Inside the
Caliphate", which focuses on life inside the Islamic State, the first episode dealt with the new
currency of the Islamic State and said how it should be used around the globe,[38] the second video dealt with the
battle of Raqqa where
Australian Islamic State militant under the alias Abu Adam talked about "Victory being near",[39] the third episode talked about the
siege of Marawi and the Islamic state soldiers in the conflict,[40] the fourth episode gives a speech from a
Singaporean Islamic state militant under the alias Abu 'Uqayl talking about
U.S. and British involvement in the
Syrian civil war, the episode targets
Prince Harry and the
British government.[41] The fifth episode gives a speech from
Arabic Islamic State militant under the alias Abul Abbass about the loss of territory and to be patient, and threatens non-Islamic State armies and militants in war.[42] The sixth episode is a speech from an
American Islamic state militant under the alias Abu Salih, Abu Salih talked about the
gun laws in America and told supporters of the Islamic state to buy arms and commit
mass shootings.[43] The seventh episode showed the Syrian civil war and
suicide bombers in
VBIEDs attacking
Syrian soldiers, it also featured an unknown Islamic state woman fighting with a
Kalashnikov.[44] The eighth and last episode revolves around the Islamic state's mass propaganda, and American production companies, and told Islamic state supporters to create accounts and post Islamic state videos on platforms like
Facebook and
Twitter.[45]
On 29 November 2017, it released Flames of War II.[46]
On 26 January 2018 it released a nasheed in English called Answer the Call where supporters were urged to carry out gruesome terror attacks in Western countries.[51]
On 21 March 2019, the U.S. Department of State officially deemed al-Hayat an alias of ISIL, and thus a
Foreign Terrorist Organization.[52]
On 10 October 2020, ISIS supporters on Telegram released a nasheed titled "Coldly Kill Them". The nasheed was a ripoff of the Ajnad nasheed "Hubbu Waqumu Ya Al-Ansar" (Getup and rise, oh supporters), and it was uncertain whether the nasheed is affiliated to Al-Hayat.[56]
Anasheed
Here are some
anasheed produced by Al-Hayat Media Center.
"Advance Advance"
(French) This nasheed tells people to advance and to "Kill the enemy or they'll kill you"[57]
"Oh Soldiers of Truth Let's Go"
(Arabic), which is one of Al Hayat's Arabic Nasheed. It urges Muslims to fight the group's enemies. It says there has been an illumination in Syria, which is why everybody who wants to fight should immigrate to that land. It calls to break the Sykes-Picot border. It says that they target Jewish Rabbis and Christians. It says that the Islamic State will remain despite people's hatred of it.
"Answer The Call"
(English) Where ISIL supporters was urged to commit gruesome attacks against the Western countries.[51]
"Blood For Blood"[29](French) Was an video of young children singing with weapons and an suicide belt during military training, the nasheed was released after the video.[28]
"Coldly Kill Them"
(English) Is an nasheed that was released by ISIS supporters, that urges people to commit gruesome attacks because of the Muslims that have been killed in the past.[56]
"Descendants Of The Caliphate"
(Kurdish) Where Abu Khattab Al-Kurdi was trying to restore the caliphate and also tried to end
PUK and
KDP's "atheism"[9]
"Extend Your Hand To Pledge Allegiance"
(French) Was an nasheed released on 18th February 2015,[15] it began with a speech by
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi urging people to make
Hijrah for the Islamic State.[16]
"For The Sake Of Allah"
(English) Featured at the end of "Return Of The Gold Dinar"[20] This nasheed explains their rewards for being at war.[60]
"For The Sake Of Allah"
(German) Commonly known as "Fisabilillah", this nasheed calls the German people to commit terrorizing attacks and also boasting about how they are going to be victorious.[61][62]
"Our Black Flag"
(Turkish) This nasheed states that their land will increase day by day, waving their black flag (talking about the flag of the Islamic State).[63]
"Soon Very Soon"
(Russian) Shows ISIS urging it's Russian supporters to attack
Russian Churches and Russian government buildings.[23][24]
"The Islamic State Has Been Established"
(Turkish) Being released on 20th of April 2017, this nasheed encourages Turkish people to join the Islamic State.[36][37]
"We Are
Mujahid"
(Chinese) This nasheed encourages Chinese people to join the Islamic State.[18]
"We Will Not Let Ourselves Be Beaten Down"
(French) This nasheed praises the
attack on Charlie Hebdo and also says that they wish to die from fighting for Allah.[64]