| Editor: | Ahmad Hasan al-Zayyat |
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| Category: | Literature, poetry, social issues |
| Frequency: | Biweekly Weekly |
| Finalnumber: | 1025 |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Based: | Abdeen, Cairo |
| Language: | Arabic |
Arrissalah (ar|الرسالة Ar-Risala: the message, or Arabic: مجلة الرسالة Ar-Risala Magazine) was an Arabic-language weekly cultural magazine for literature, science, and art published in Cairo from 1933 to 1953.[1] [2] It has been described as "the most important intellectual weekly in the 1930s Egypt and the Arab world."[3]
The first issue of Arrissalah appeared in January 1933.[4] It was published by Dar Arrissalah and owned and edited by Ahmad Hasan al-Zayyat.[4] Muhammad Farid Abu Hadid was instrumental in the establishment of the magazine.[5] It consisted of 86 pages printed on A4-sized paper.[2] Arrissalah started as a biweekly publication, but became a weekly later.[4]
The magazine featured the work of prominent writers such as Sayyid Qutb, Ahmad Amin, Muhammad Farid Abu Hadid, Ahmad Zaki Pasha, Mustafa 'Abd al-Raziq, Mostafa Saadeq Al-Rafe'ie, Taha Hussein, Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker, and Aboul-Qacem Echebbi.[4]