According to the map, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) plans to take control of the Middle East, North Africa, most of the Indian subcontinent and parts of Europe, within the next five years, to complete its caliphate.

The caliphate - a state governed by Sharia law which ISIS plan to claim - covers areas from Spain in the west to China in the east.

The map reveals the calculated way ISIS plans to take over the world by 2020.

BBC reporter Andrew Hosken, who includes the map of the targeted areas in his new book 'Empire of Fear: Inside the Islamic State', said ISIS wants "to take over all of what they see as the Islamic world".

"Once they have their caliphate, they plan to turn against the rest of the world. They envisage the whole world being under their rule," Hosken was quoted as saying.

"They have 60 nations against them, including the United States and Russia, so one would think that is pretty unlikely. But one would have thought the first steps were unlikely as well," he said.

War analyst retired Lieutenant Colonel Susantha Seneviratne expressing his thoughts on the matter stated that number of hidden motives can be identified with regard to revealing of such a map.

Meanwhile, President of  Muslim Council of Sri Lanka  N.M Ameen  stated that in order to prevent the Sri Lankan Muslim youth from being victimized by such groups they have already taken measures to raise awareness among them.