''Akhbare Islamia'' ( bn, আখবারে এসলামীয়া, , Islamic newspaper) was a late 19th-century

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-language magazine. It was published monthly, and funded by the Zamindars of Karatia in

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. The magazine mainly discussed subjects relating to the ''

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'' (Islamic law),

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, biographies of Muslims,

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as well as contemporary social and religious issues.

History

The ''Akhbare Islamia'' was founded in April 1884 by Hafez Mahmud Ali Khan Panni, the erstwhile ''

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'' (feudal lord) of Karatia. The magazine was edited by Mohammad Naimuddin, a Muslim theologian and poet. It was published until 1894 and restarted publication in April 1896 with a different format. However, it was permanently disbanded not long after.

Content

The magazine was part of an Islamic revival in Bengal that promoted orthodox Islam and discouraged religious syncretism that was common among Bengali Muslims. The movement was

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in nature that discouraged secular books and music. It had legal disputes with its contemporary '' The Ahmadi'', a secular Muslim magazine, regarding the killing of cows and

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- Lamazhabi dialogue.

References

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