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{{Short description|Urdu newspaper, now published in England}}
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'''''Daily Al-Fazl''''' ({{Langx|ur|{{unq|روزنامہ الفظل}}}}) is one of the oldest dailies in the [[Indian subcontinent]], an organ run by the [[Ahmadiyya|Ahmadiyya Muslim Community]].<ref>[http://www.alislam.org/alfazl/ Daily Alfazl]</ref><ref>Tareekh Ahmadiyyat by D. M. Shahid, (2007) Gurdaspur (India) (Urdu) Vol-3 pages 444-450</ref> It was initiated by [[Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad]] on June 18, 1913.<ref>Tareekh Ahmadiyyat by D. M. Shahid, (2007) Gurdaspur (India) (Urdu) Vol-3 pages 444-450</ref> The initial monetary responsibilities were fulfilled through donations by members of the community.<ref>Dail ‘Alfazl’ dated December 28, 1939 pp:77-78</ref> The newspaper has been publishing the sermons, sayings and announcements of [[Ahmadiyya Caliphate|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]] in Surrey, England. it is the oldest ongoing Urdu newspaper.
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==History==
Founded in 1913 in [[Qadian]], the [[newspaper]] was initially published weekly, then three times a week and then daily as of 1935. Until 1947, it was published from [[Qadian]] and then from [[Lahore]] up to 1954. Since then it is published from [[Rabwah]].

[[Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad]], 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.<ref>Dail ‘Alfazl’ dated July 9, 1913 p.1</ref> The editorial staff included Qazi Zuhoor ud Akmal, Soofi Ghulam Muhammad and Master Abdur Rahim Nayyar, notable [[Ahmadi|Ahmadis]] of that time.<ref>Dail ‘Alfazl’ dated July 14, 1924 p.5, col-2</ref> The house of Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan, remained the active working place of the nascent ‘Alfazl’. At present the daily gets actively published from [[Rabwah]] Pakistan, as well as a weekly edition is published from London (UK).<ref>[http://www.alislam.org/alfazl/ Daily Alfazl]</ref> The past papers have been saved at an archive.<ref>[http://www.alislam.org/alfazl/rabwah/archive.php Daily Alfazl Archive]</ref>

In the [[United Kingdom]], ''Al-Fazl'' started its international service, starting its publication on 7 January 1994 published by the Raqeem Press in [[Islamabad, Tilford]]. It also had an online service which eventually merged with ''Al-Fazl International'' on 23rd of March 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Al Fazl International |url=http://www.alislam.org/library/history/ahmadiyya/106.html |accessdate=2011-01-12 |publisher=alislam.org}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.alislam.org/library/history/ahmadiyya/79.html | title=Al-Fazl newspaper | accessdate=2011-01-12 | publisher=alislam.org}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.alislam.org/alfazl/ Al Fazl Online]

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