''Majallat Al Azhar'' (

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: ‏مجلة الأزهر‏ ‏آذار; ''Journal of Al Azhar'') is an Islamic publication of

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in Cairo, Egypt, which has existed since 1931.

History and profile

The magazine was launched in 1931 under the title ''Nur Al Islam'' as a monthly publication. It was renamed ''Majallat Al Azhar'' in 1935. The publisher is owned by the Al Azhar University, and the headquarters is in Cairo. ''Majallat Al Azhar'' was one of the publications which opposed the reforms in the 1950s. In the 1960s its editor was Ahmad Hasan Al Zayyat.

Mahmud Shaltut Sheikh Mahmoud Shaltut ( ar, محمود شلتوت; 23 April 1893 – 13 December 1963) was an Egyptian figure best known for his attempts in Islamic reform. A disciple of Mohammad Abduh's school of thought, Shaltut rose to prominence as Grand Im ...

was one of the contributors of ''Majalla Al Azhar'' whose

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were published in the magazine. In the special issue of ''Majalla Al Azhar'' dated 1978 to celebrate Al Azhar University's thousand years of establishment

Yusuf Al Qaradawi Yusuf al-Qaradawi ( ar, يوسف القرضاوي, translit=Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī; or ''Yusuf al-Qardawi''; 9 September 1926 – 26 September 2022) was an Egyptian Islamic scholar based in Doha, Qatar, and chairman of the International Union of ...

was the major contributor.

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