32 Digital Issues of Al-Islah (1940s, British India)

Title: Al-Islah (Illustrated Weekly) – Digital Issues
Language: Urdu
Book type: Magazine
Writer: N/A
Publisher: Unknown
Year: 1940–42
Condition: Poor

This collection contains 32 rare digital issues of Al-Islah (The Reform), an Urdu magazine that significantly influenced India’s sociocultural and intellectual landscape during the 1940s. Through essays and editorials, it advanced Muslim social reform, education, and political awareness in British India, shaping the discourse of pre‑independence Muslim thought.

In 2025, this collection was acquired by the Kislak Special Collections, University of Pennsylvania, ensuring its preservation and continued access for research and archival study.

Issues included (chronological):
July 13, 1940 · December 14, 1940 · December 21, 1940 · December 28, 1940 · January 4, 1941 · January 11, 1941 · January 18, 1941 · August 2, 1941 · August 9, 1941 · November 15, 1941 · January 3, 1942 · January 10, 1942 · January 17, 1942 · January 24, 1942 · January 31, 1942 · February 7, 1942 · February 14, 1942 · February 21, 1942 · February 28, 1942 · March 7, 1942 · March 14, 1942 · March 28, 1942 · April 4, 1942 · April 11, 1942 · April 18, 1942 · April 25, 1942 · May 2, 1942 · May 9, 1942 · May 16, 1942 · May 23, 1942 · May 30, 1942 · May 31, 1942 · June 13, 1942 · July 12, 1942