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Al-Manār ( ; ‘The Lighthouse’), was an Islamic magazine, written in Arabic , and was founded and published by Rashid Rida from 1898 until his death in 1935.1His goal in establishing the magazine was to articulate and disseminate reformist ideas and preserve the unity of the Muslim nation . The magazine was based in Cairo , Egypt . It was started as a weekly, but later its frequency was switched to monthly. Rashid Rida was the sole editor-in-chief of the magazine. Its content was heavily about the Quranic interpretations. However, the magazine also featured articles on politics . Encyclopedia of the Middle East .2
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al-Manar , meaning "The Lighthouse" was an influential Islamic journal, written in Arabic , published by Rashid Rida from 1898 until his death in 1935.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Cover of the second issue of al-Manar magazine, 1899 al-Manār ( ; ‘The Lighthouse’), was an Islamic journal, written in Arabic , published by Rashid Rida from 1898 until his death in 1935.
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Egyptian Islamic magazine, published 1898–1940 Al-Manār ( ; 'The Lighthouse'), was an Islamic magazine, written in Arabic , and was founded, published and edited by Rashid Rida from 1898 until his death in 1935 in Cairo , Egypt.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 .
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Egyptian Islamic magazine, published 1898–1940 Al-Manār ( Arabic : المنار ; 'The Lighthouse'), was an Islamic magazine, written in Arabic , and was founded, published and edited by Rashid Rida from 1898 until his death in 1935 in Cairo , Egypt. 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 .
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influential islamic journal
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islamic magazine
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