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Sawad-e-Azam (magazine)

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Sawad-e-Azam
CategoriesIslamic
FounderNaeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi
Founded1924
First issue1924
CountryIndia
Based inUttarPradesh
LanguageUrdu

Sawad-e-Azam (Urdu: سواد اعظم) is an Indian Urdu monthly magazine founded by Syed Naimuddin Muradabadi, is known for its focus on Islamic teachings, culture, and issues relevant to the Muslim community in India. The magazine often discusses topics related to Namoos-e-Risalat (the honor and respect of the Prophet Muhammad) and the beliefs and practices of Muslims following the Barelvi school of thought.[1][2][3][4]

History

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In 1924 (1343 Hijri), Syed Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi launched the monthly magazine As-Sawad-al-Azam.[5] This publication supported the Two-Nation Theory and contributed to the discourse on Indian Muslim identity.[6][7][8]

Content

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Naimuddin Muradabadi, an Islamic scholar, established this magazine to disseminate knowledge and address various social and religious concerns of the time.[9][10][11]

The content of Sawad-e-Azam typically includes articles on Islamic theology, history, and jurisprudence,[12] along with discussions on contemporary issues facing Muslims. It often features writings from various Islamic scholars and intellectuals, providing a platform for scholarly discourse and community engagement.[13][14]

The magazine has played a significant role in educating its readers on religious matters and promoting a deeper understanding of Islamic principles. Through its articles and editorials, Sawad-e-Azam has contributed to the intellectual and spiritual development of its readership, making it an important publication within the Urdu-speaking Muslim community in India.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ Qādirī, Muḥammad Jalāluddīn (1989). Muhaddis-i àzam Pakistan : Maulana Abdulfazl Muhammad ... (in Urdu).
  2. ^ Kul Pākistān Sunnī Kānfarans: Sunnī Kānfarans, Karāc,̌̄ 1950 ... Sunnī Kānfarans, Multān, 1978 (in Urdu). Anjuman Tājdār-i Ḥaram. 1979.
  3. ^ Aḥmad, Muḥammad Masʻūd (1989). Āi̓̄nah-yi Raz̤aviyyāt (in Urdu). Idārah-yi Taḥqīqāt-i Imām Aḥmad Raz̤ā.
  4. ^ Mujallah-yi tārīḵẖ o s̲aqāfat, Pākistān (in Urdu). Qaumī Idārah barāʼe Taḥqīq-i Tārīḵẖ o S̲aqāfat. 1999.
  5. ^ Ḥusain, Qaz̤ī Maẓḥar (1975). Bashārat ad-dārain biṣṣabr ʻalá shahādat al-Ḥusain (in Urdu). Ḵẖudām-i Ahl-i sunnat.
  6. ^ Qadri, Abu Dawood Muhammad Sadiq. Who was Modudi: Convincing Females (in Urdu). Urdu-Books.
  7. ^ Jahanpuri, Abdul Hakeem Khan Akhtar Shah. Givens of Madudi: Islamic Scholar (in Urdu). Urdu-Books.
  8. ^ ‏تذكره حضرت لدھيانوى شهيد ... :: ‏داعى راه هدايت ... كضرت مولانا محمد يوسف لدھيانوى شهيد ... كى سوانح حيات كا حسين گلدسته : اهل علم و اهل قلم كے مقالات و مضامين كا نفيس مجموعه / (in Urdu). ‏مكتبه بلال. 2002.
  9. ^ مسعود،, احمد، محمد (1979). تحريک آزادى هند اور السوادالاعظم (in Urdu). رضا پبلى کيشنز،.
  10. ^ Naushāhī, Sharīf Aḥmad Sharāfat (1979). شرىف التوارىخ: تذکرة مشايخ قادرية نشاهيه (in Urdu). اداره معارف نشاهية،.
  11. ^ Saʻīd, Aḥmad (1976). اشارىه قائد اعظم (in Urdu). Qaumī Kameṭī barāʾe Ṣad Sālah Taqrībāt-i Paidāʾish-i Qāʾid-i Aʻẓam Muḥammad ʻAlī Jinnāh, Vizārat-i Taʻlīm, Ḥukūmat-i Pākistān.
  12. ^ Caṭān (in Urdu). July 1963.
  13. ^ Aḥmad, Muḥammad Masʻūd (1979). Taḥrīk-i āzādī-yi Hind aur as-Savādulaʻẓam (in Urdu). Raz̤ā Pablīkeshanz.
  14. ^ Maḥmūd, Sayyid Qāsim (1998). انسائيكاوپيڈيا پاكستانيكا Encyclopedia Pakistanica (in Urdu). شاهكار بک فاؤنڈيشن،.
  15. ^ Fikr o naẓar (in Urdu). Markazī Idārah-yi Taḥqīqāt-i Islāmī. 1992.
  16. ^ Sadīd, Anvar (1985). Inshāʼiyat, Urdū adab meṉ (in Urdu). Maktabah Fikr o Ḵh̲ayāl.
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