The ''Islamic Review'' (1913–1971) was an
Ahmadiyya
Ahmadiyya (, ), officially the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community or the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ, ar, الجماعة الإسلامية الأحمدية, al-Jamāʿah al-Islāmīyah al-Aḥmadīyah; ur, , translit=Jamā'at Aḥmadiyyah Musl ...
official magazine, first of the
Woking Muslim Mission The Woking Muslim Mission was founded in 1913 by Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din (d. December 1932) at the Mosque in Woking, 30 miles southwest of London and was managed, from 1914, by members of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement (''Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat-i-Isla ...
, and then of
AAIIL
The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam, ( ur, , translit=Aḥmadiyyah Anjuman-i Ishāʿat-i Islām Lahore) is a separatist group within the Ahmadiyya movement that formed in 1914 as a result of ideological and administrativ ...
, California (1980–1989). It was founded in
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
by
Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din
Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din (1870 – December 28, 1932) was a prominent figure of the early Ahmadiyya movement and the author of numerous works about Islam.
Life
Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din was born in Punjab, India in 1870. His grandfather, Abdur Rashid, a p ...
. Originally the ''Muslim India and Islamic Review'', the name was changed in 1914 to ''Islamic Review and Muslim India'' to reflect broader Islamic concerns, and in 1921 it became simply the ''Islamic Review''. The magazine gained popularity among the English-speaking
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
social elite in Europe, the USA and throughout the
British Empire
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, and in some of the countries it was circulated, its articles were reprinted and quoted in local Muslim newspapers. The paper was distributed free of charge.
In June 1950, one of the articles on women poets featured
Rabab Al-Kadhimi
Rabab Al-Kadhimi (, also Rabab Al-Kazimi; 30 July 1918 – 1998) was an Iraqi feminist poet and dental surgeon, who is considered a pioneer of women's poetry.
Early life and career
Rabab al-Kadhimi was born in Cairo on 23 August 1918. Her fa ...
.
See also
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Review of Religions
The ''Review of Religions'' is an English-language comparative religious magazine published monthly by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Regularly in print since 1902, it is one of the longest running Islamic periodicals in English. It has been de ...
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The Muslim Sunrise
''The Muslim Sunrise'' (formerly ''The Moslem Sunrise'') is a monthly Islamic magazine published by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the United States of America. Founded in 1921 by Mufti Muhammad Sadiq in Highland Park area of Detroit, Michigan ...
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References
External links
Woking Muslim Archive(pdfs of publication)
1913 establishments in the United Kingdom
1971 disestablishments in the United States
Ahmadiyya literature
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Religious magazines published in the United States
Religious magazines published in the United Kingdom
Defunct magazines published in the United States
Islamic magazines
Magazines published in London
Magazines established in 1913
Magazines disestablished in 1971
Magazines published in California
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