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The Review of Religions is an English-language comparative religious magazine published monthly by the
History and impact
The Review of Religions was established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in 1902 with the express purpose of disseminating Islamic teachings in the English language. The periodical had three main goals: to inspire new Muslim converts in the Western world who may have felt isolated and reinvigorate their efforts in propagating Islam; to convey a clear understanding of Islam to non-Muslim intellectuals; and to counteract Christian missionary proselytism.[5] The idea that the Review should publish more articles of a general nature with those specifically connected to the Ahmadiyya movement being printed in a supplement was abandoned early on at Ghulam Ahmad's behest.[6] The Review targeted Western audiences and focused especially on Christianity.[7][8] The magazine was printed in Lahore but published from Qadian, Punjab, alongside an Urdu edition.[9]
Early issues featured articles addressing the Islamic teachings on a range of themes that were common targets for Orientalist critics of the faith including
The editors of the Review were successful in accessing mainstream publishing outlets in Britain and the United States
Although the articles were initially intended to feature translations of Ghulam Ahmad's lectures, the Review soon extended its range to include the writings of prominent followers as well as lectures and articles by Western converts to Islam.[7] British subscribers who contributed articles to the Review included converts such as the Irish Peer Baron Lord Headley,[24] Yahya Nasser Parkinson and Khalid Sheldrake.[25] Contact between the British Muslim converts and Qadian grew through the Review under the leadership of Hakim Nur-ud-Din the first Ahmadi caliph, as did their literary contributions towards the magazine; something which may have conveyed the urgency of establishing an Islamic mission in Britain for the Ahmadis in India following Quilliam's departure from England.[25]
The Review of Religions also played an instrumental role in establishing the Ahmadiyya movement in different parts of the world including in Mauritius[26] (1915) and Ghana[27] (1921). The Review's editorial office was transferred from Qadian, India to London, England by Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud, the then caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, when he visited the city in 1924 to lay the foundation for the first purpose-built mosque in the British capital.[28][29] The scope of the magazine has since grown to cover a vast array of topics surrounding theology, science, philosophy, history of religions, international politics and contemporary issues. It is mainly based in London, while a considerable amount of its editors are themselves based in the United States or Canada.
International editions
During Ghulam Ahmad's lifetime, the Review used to be published in both English and
Exhibitions
Since 2015, the Review of Religions has been hosting regular thematic exhibitions covering various religious topics including
Early editors
- Maulana Muhammad Ali
- Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din
- Mufti Muhammad Sadiq
- Maulwi Muhammad Din
- Mirza Bashir Ahmad
- Maulvi Sher Ali
- Malik Ghulam Farid
- Abdul Rahim Dard
- Maulwi Farzand Ali
- Sufi Abdul Qadeer Niaz
See also
- The Muslim Sunrise
- The Islamic Review
Notes
- ^ Friedmann 2003, p. 11.
- ^ Gilham 2014, p. 139.
- ^ Friedmann 2003, p. 23.
- ^ Shahid 2002, p. 9.
- ^ Geaves 2018, pp. 84–5.
- ^ Friedmann 2003, p. 17.
- ^ a b c d e f Geaves 2018, p. 85.
- ^ a b Hanson 2017, pp. 127–8.
- ^ a b Geaves 2018, p. 39.
- ^ a b c Lavan 1974, p. 97.
- ^ Korbel & Preckel 2017, p. 435.
- ISBN 1853727237
- ^ Sevea 2009, pp. 140–41.
- ^ Geaves 2018, p. 75.
- ^ Ali & Kamal-ud-Din 1902, pp. 389–90.
- ^ Geaves 2018, p. 87.
- ^ Walter 1918, pp. 17–18.
- ^ Geaves 2018, pp. 85–6.
- ^ Geaves 2018, pp. 86–7.
- ^ Geaves 2018, pp. 87–91.
- ^ Singleton 2007, pp. 23–25.
- ^ Bowen 2015, pp. 170–71.
- ^ Luqman 2019, p. 47.
- ^ Friedmann 2003, p. 15.
- ^ a b Geaves 2018, p. 96.
- ^ "His Holiness Launches New Spanish Edition of The Review of Religions", Review of Religions Online
- ^ Fisher 1963, p. 118.
- ^ Gilham 2014, p. 140.
- ^ Geaves 2018, p. 141.
- ^ Shahid 2002.
- ^ "Unsere aktuellen Zeitschriften", Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Deutschland
- ^ "His Holiness Launches New Spanish Edition of The Review of Religions", Review of Religions Online
- ^ The Review of Religions Exhibitions
References
- Ali, Muhammad; Kamal-ud-Din, Khwaja, eds. (1902). "The Calcutta Review" (PDF). The Review of Religions. 1 (10). Anjuman Isha'at Islam Qadian.
- Bowen, Patrick D. (2015). A History of Conversion to Islam in the United States, Volume 1: White American Muslims before 1975. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-29994-8.
- Fisher, Humphrey (1963). Ahmadiyyah: A study in Contemporary Islam on the West African Coast. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Friedmann, Yohanan (2003). Prophecy Continuous: Aspects of Ahmadi Religious Thought and Its Medieval Background. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-566252-0.
- Geaves, Ron (2018). Islam and Britain: Muslim Mission in an Age of Empire. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4742-7173-8.
- Gilham, Jamie (2014). Loyal Enemies: British Converts to Islam, 1850-1950. London: C. Hurst & Co. ISBN 978-1-84904-275-8.
- Hanson, John H (2017). The Ahmadiyya in the Gold Coast: Muslim Cosmopolitans in the British Empire. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-02619-4.
- Korbel, Jonathan; Preckel, Claudia (2017). Björn, Bentlage; et al. (eds.). 'Ghulām Aḥmad al-Qādiyānī: The Messiah of the Christians—Peace upon Him—in India (India, 1908)' in Religious Dynamics under the Impact of Imperialism and Colonialism. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-32511-1.
- Lavan, Spencer (1974). The Ahmadiyah movement: a history and perspective. Delhi: Manohar Book Service. ISBN 9780883864555.
- Luqman, Yahya (2019). "The First Ahmadi Muslim Convert in Philadelphia". The Review of Religions. 114 (4). Islamic Publications.
- Sevea, Iqbal Singh (2009). Feener, R. Michael; Sevea, Terenjit (eds.). 'The Ahmadiyya Print Jihad in South and Southeast Asia' in Islamic Connections: Muslim Societies in South and Southeast Asia. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-981-230-923-5.
- Shahid, Dost Muhammad (2002). "Review of Religions: A 100 year History of the Magazine" (PDF). The Review of Religions. 97 (11). Islamic Publications.
- Singleton, Brent D. (2007). Yankee Muslim: The Asian Travels of Mohammed Alexander Russell Webb. New York: Wildside Press. ISBN 978-0-19-518728-1.
- Walter, H. A. (1918). The Ahmadiya Movement. London: Oxford University Press.
External links
- Official website
- Online archive digitised issues (incomplete) of the years 1902–2018
- German website
- French website
- Exhibitions website