page_title: Al-Urwah al-Wuthqa
section_title: First publication
hierarchical_section_title: Al-Urwah al-Wuthqa / First publication
caption_attribution_description: Mohammed Abduh (1849-1905), Egyptian Mufti and Islamic reformer ar: الشيخ محمد عبده - مصلح ومجدد إسلامي وأول مفتي للديار المصرية
context_page_description: Al-Urwah al-Wuthqa was an Islamic revolutionary journal founded by Muhammad Abduh and Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī. Despite only running from March 13, 1884 to October 1884, it was one of the first and most important publications of the Nahda. It was directed toward the Islamic Ummah, and called upon it to unite. It also took a firm stance against European colonialism, and it was banned by British authorities in Egypt and India.
context_section_description: It was started in a room in Paris, and the first edition was published on March 13, 1884, corresponding with 15 Jumādā al-Ūlā, 1301. The first page contained the following:
caption: Muhammad Abduh was an Islamic modernist and rationalist, or Muʿtazilite.
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