Al-Manār (magazine)

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Al-Manār
Cover of the second issue of Al Manār magazine, 1899
Editor-in-chiefRashid Rida
Categories
  • Islamic magazine
  • Political magazine
Frequency
  • Weekly
  • Monthly
Founder
  • Rashid Rida
  • Salih Rida
Founded1898
Final issue1940
CountryEgypt
Based inCairo
LanguageArabic

Al-Manār (

Islamic magazine, written in Arabic, and was founded, published and edited by Rashid Rida from 1898 until his death in 1935 in Cairo, Egypt.[1][2] The magazine championed the superiority of Islamic religious system over other ideologies and was noteworthy for its campaigns for the restoration of a pan-Islamic Caliphate.[3]

History and profile

Al-Manār was founded by

Muslim nations.[5] The magazine was based in Cairo.[1][6] It was started as a weekly, but later its frequency was switched to monthly.[1]

Rashid Rida was the sole

Arab Caliphate.[9] The magazine also featured articles on politics[6] and covered the coronation of King Hussein as the ruler of Hejaz in October 1916.[10]

In addition to championing the beliefs of the Arabian

Muwahhidun movement, Al-Manar also popularised the treatises of major Salafi theologians of Yemen. These included Nayl al-Autar & Irshad al-Fuhul by Al-Shawkani and Subul al-Salam by Ibn al-Amir Al-San’ani. Outlining the religious orientation of his magazine, Rashid Rida wrote:

“since its inception, al-Manar has been preaching the pure oneness [of God] and the views of the early pious generation (madhhab al-salaf) in matters [related to] the dogmas and guidance of Islam. As for matters relating to governance and power, it [i.e., al-Manar, has been advocating] the arts of the age and the laws of nature (funun al-asr wa sunan al-khalq)"[11]

Al-Manār was one of the earliest Arab publications which called attention to the Zionist threat against Palestine.[12] The magazine claimed in 1898 that the Zionists were attempting to occupy Palestine.[12] It repeated the same fears in 1902.[12]

Following the death of Rashid Rida in 1935, Al-Manār was irregularly published until 1940.[8] In October 1939 it was temporarily banned by the Egyptian government.[13] Two issues were published by the heirs of Rida, and from 1939 to 1940 the Association of Muslim Brotherhood was the publisher of Al-Manār.[8]

Employees of the Al-Manar Printing Press, Cairo

Legacy

Al-Manar advocated for a

Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah (728 A.H/1263 C.E); communicating these ideas in such a way that mobilised the Muslim masses both culturally and politically.[14] The intellectual heritage of Al-Manār is one of the basic tenets adopted by the popular movements in Arab World, including the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and the Association of Algerian ‘Ulama’ in Algeria.[8] Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hasan Al Banna, praised Al-Manar as one of "the greatest influences in the service of Islam for this age in Egypt and in other areas."[15]

Al-Manār inspired various journals, including

Shura, a Turkic language magazine published in Orenburg from 1908 to 1918.[16][17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Joseph A. Kéchichian (14 November 2013). "The Islamic reformer: Mohammad Rashid Reda". Gulf News. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ^
    ISBN 90-04-10947-1
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  3. ISBN 0-231-13220-4
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  4. ^
    doi:10.2307/1571051
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  5. ^ "Muhammad Rashid Rida". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "Muhammad Rashid Rida". Encyclopedia of the Middle East.
  7. JSTOR 41857933
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  8. ^
    ISBN 9780415549790. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 18 April 2021.
  9. doi:10.1080/00263209808701212
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  10. doi:10.1163/157006010X487155
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  11. ISBN 9953-9019-6-1
    .
  12. ^
    ProQuest 1826791595
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  13. doi:10.1080/10576100903262773
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  14. ISBN 0-231-13220-4
    .
  15. ISBN 0-19-508437-3
    .
  16. doi:10.1353/kri.2020.0036
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  17. ISBN 9780415549790. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 18 April 2021.

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