Thulfiqar?

After reading about this group in Najaf called the Thufiqar Militia, which is knocking off the apostate Shi'ites using holy places to foment an uprising against America. Thulfiqar is the name of the double-bladed sword used by the Imam Ali when he was martyred trying to resist I googled the word, trying to find out what the sword is supposed to look like. I mean, is it like the dual light saber wielded by Darth Maul? That must take some training to use. Can't find anything, except in pages about Imam Ali, the Mahdi, who seems reminiscent of King Arthur. Thulfiqar is the name of his sword, and when he reveals himself, it will speak and testify of him.

Update: Found more under the spelling "zulfikar" here. It has a picture, which depicts the sword as having two points like a pair of scissors but not pivoted, so the Darth Maul image, which I have learned, is based on what is called a Ronin sword based on Japanese history. Here's the explanation of "zulfikar":

Zulfikar was the double bladed sword given to Imam Ali by his father-in-law, Muhammad. The sword was double bladed and had two points, and was said to be capable of putting out both an enemy's eyes at one time. A popular explanation of the splitting of the sword states that Ali drew it from a scabbard that had been nailed shut; Ali is axiomatically the best of all heroes and so could be expected to perform such a feat.

Muhammad acquired Zulfikar, or Dhu'l-Fakar, as booty at the Battle of Badr in A.D. 624. It is mentioned in the Hadith, which are the traditional sayings of the Prophet. Dhu'l-Fakar is axiomatically the best of all swords. The name literally means: "the possessor of the notch," because of notches or grooves on the blade.

Fine blades produced in Islamic lands have traditionally born the inscription in Arabic, "There is no sword but Dhu'l-Fakar."

I also found this quote on a comment on Little Green Footballs. I must be getting curious in my old age.
The image above is the red sandjak of the Ottoman sultan Selim I which represents "Zulfikar." During the 16th and the 17th centuries the Zulfikar flags were widespread in Ottoman army and numerous red Zulfikar flags left in the battles in Europe are shown in museums and one can even see a red, triangular Zulfikar flag in the Doge Palace in Venice.

It might be noted here that the Zulfikar on flags were commonly misinterpreted by mediaeval European painters and flag authorities as scissors.