Rumiyah () was an online magazine used by the Islamic State (IS) for propaganda and recruitment. It was first published in September 2016 and was released in several languages, including English, French, German, Russian, Indonesian, Bosnian and Uyghur.
The magazine replaced Dabiq, Dar al-Islam and other magazines that were released until mid-2016. Analysts attributed the change of name partly to the imminent loss of the town of Dabiq to a Turkish-led military offensive, which occurred in October 2016.
The name Rumiyah (Rome) was a reference to a hadith in which Muhammed said that Muslims would conquer both Constantinople and Rome in that order.
Like Dabiq, each issue opened with a quote attributed to Abu Hamza al-Muhajir: "O muwahhidin, rejoice, for by Allah, we will not rest from our jihad except beneath the olive trees of Rumiyah (Rome)."
The first issue was released after the death of IS spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, who was featured heavily in the magazine. In October 2016, IS released the second issue of the magazine in which it justified attacks against non-Muslims, including detailed descriptions of how to carry out knife attacks on smaller groups of people and argued that jihadists throughout Muslim history have "struck the necks of the kuffar" (unbelievers) in the name of Allah with "swords, severing limbs and piercing the fleshy meat of those who opposed Islam." The magazine advised its readers that knives are easy to obtain and hide and that they make good, deadly weapons where Muslims might be regarded with suspicion.
Issues Issue Date (Hijri)Islamic Hijri calendar, used by RumiyahDate (Gregorian) Pages Publication frequencyDays from previous editionDhul-Hijjah 14375 September 2016 38Muharram 14384 October 2016 3829Safar 143811 November 20164638Rabi al-Awwal 14387 December 2016 4026Rabi al-Akhir 14386 January 2017 4431Jumada al-awwal 14384 February 2017 4429Jumada al-akhirah 14387 March 2017 3831Rajab 14384 April 2017 4828Sha'ban 14384 May 2017 5843Ramadan 143817 June 2017 4631Shawwal 143813 July 2017 6026Dhu al-Qidah 14386 August 2017 4626Dhul-Hijjah 14389 September 2017 4434
See also Dar al-Islam (magazine) Konstantiniyye (magazine) Dabiq (magazine) Istok (magazine)
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