Muslim lifestyle magazine to guide youth

The English language magazine “Muallim,” which was launched about a year ago in India, is making steady progress, having reached 10,000 subscriptions, according to Maulana Obaidur Rahman Qasmi, an Islamic scholar who studied at Darul Uloom Deoband and who is editor in chief of the magazine.
Speaking at an iftar party organized by Jeddah’s Maulana Hifzur Rahman Seoharvi Academy recently, Qasmi said the aim of the magazine is to “pull out Muslim youth from an abyss of inferiority complex.”
Behjat Najmi, secretary of the academy, stressed “the need and significance of an English magazine for the benefit of the Muslim community, largely the youth, who are otherwise influenced by Western thought.”
Qasmi said that “Muallim,” the first issue of which was launched by Sheikh Dr. Khaled bin Ali Al-Ghamdi, the imam of the Holy Mosque, in May 2012 in Lucknow, addresses the religious concerns of Muslim families, Islamic education and moral upbringing.
Qasmi said English is a global language and hence a viable agent for spreading the message effectively. “The magazine is gaining popularity, as there are no such quality magazines with articles that are apt and meet the needs of Muslims,” he said, adding that the target is to reach 100,000 readers. “We have miles to go and a long and difficult road to cover,” he said.
Prominent Indian expat Aziz Kidwai is the magazine’s in-charge in the Kingdom.