''Daily Al-Fazl'' () is one of the oldest dailies in the

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, an organ run by the

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Ahmadiyya, officially the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ), is an Islamic messianic movement originating in British India in the late 19th century. It was founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908), who said he had been divinely appointed a ...

. It was initiated by

Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad (; 12 January 1889 – 8 November 1965) was the Ahmadiyya Caliphate, second caliph (, ''khalīfatul masīh al-thāni''), leader of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and the eldest son of Mirza Ghulam A ...

on June 18, 1913. The initial monetary responsibilities were fulfilled through donations by members of the community. The newspaper has been publishing the sermons, sayings and announcements of Ahmadiyya Caliphates for nearly a century. In Pakistan, the ''Al-Fazl'' was subject to the Pakistani law enforcement which forced the community to move their palace of from Pakistan to London and since 2015 it is not being published in Pakistan and has also shifted to

Islamabad, Tilford Islamabad, in the village of Tilford, Surrey, England, is an estate which serves as the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Islamabad is 10.4 hectares in area, where four hectares are used for headquarter buildings, offices and resid ...

in Surrey, England. it is the oldest ongoing Urdu newspaper.

History

Founded in 1913 in

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, the

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was initially published weekly, then three times a week and then daily as of 1935. Until 1947, it was published from

and then from

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up to 1954. Since then it is published from

Rabwah Rabwah (; Punjabi language, Punjabi / ; ; ), officially known as Chenab Nagar (; ), is a city in Chiniot District, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan on the bank of Chenab River. It was the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community from ...

, the second caliph of the community, remained its Publisher and Printer for the first few years. The first “Katib” (scribe) was one Muhammad Hussain, the Manager was Mirza Abdul Ghafur Bag. The editorial staff included Qazi Zuhoor ud Akmal, Soofi Ghulam Muhammad and Master Abdur Rahim Nayyar, notable Ahmadis of that time. The house of Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan, remained the active working place of the nascent ‘Alfazl’. At present the daily gets actively published from

Pakistan, as well as a weekly edition is published from London (UK). The past papers have been saved at an archive. In the

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, ''Al-Fazl'' started its international service, starting its publication on 7 January 1994 published by the Raqeem Press in

. It also had an online service which eventually merged with ''Al-Fazl International'' on 23rd of March 2023.

Mission

Within the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the newspaper serves as a vehicle for the moral upbringing of the members, preaching of Islam and the preservation of history of the Movement.

References

External links

Al Fazl Online
Ahmadiyya periodicals Daily newspapers published in Pakistan Newspapers published in England Ahmadiyya literature Urdu-language newspapers published in Pakistan Newspapers established in 1913 {{Ahmadiyya-stub