The Persian-language journal Ruh al-Qudus (روح القدس; DMG: Rūḥ al-Qudus; "The Holy Spirit“) was published biweekly from 1907 to 1908 in Tehran in a total of 29 editions. The editor was Sultan al-'Ulama Khorasani (1839-1911), a Shiite religious scholar and political activist known for supporting the Constitutional Revolution in Iran (1905-1911) and for his criticism of Mohammed Ali Shah's government.cf. Hairi, A. (2011): “Akund Korasani,” in: Encyclopædia Iranica, I/7, pp. 732-735.
The foundation of this revolutionary opposition journal aimed to publish opinions on prevailing political and social conditions and to openly criticize the inconveniences.cf. Catanzaro, Christl: "Leserbriefe in Ṣûr-e Esrâfîl und Rûḥ ul-Qods als Forum des Informationsaustausches für die Intelligenzija der Mašrûṭîyat-Zeit“, p. 16. In: Herzog, Christoph, Raoul Motika und Anja Pistor-Hatam (ed.): Presse und Öffentlichkeit im Nahen Osten. Heidelberg 1995. pp. 15-22. Because of its not necessarily simple language, it is assumed that a more politically educated and oppositional readership should be reached.cf. Catanzaro, Christl: "Leserbriefe in Ṣûr-e Esrâfîl und Rûḥ ul-Qods als Forum des Informationsaustausches für die Intelligenzija der Mašrûṭîyat-Zeit“, p. 17. In: Herzog, Christoph, Raoul Motika und Anja Pistor-Hatam (ed.): Presse und Öffentlichkeit im Nahen Osten. Heidelberg 1995. pp. 15-22.
Together with the magazines Musavat and Sur-e Esrafil, Ruh al-Qudus contributed significantly to the support of the Constitutional Revolution through its revolutionary and aggressive orientation.cf. The Popular Press. Holdings in the Middle East Department. Joseph Regenstein Library. University of Chicago, p. 5: https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/collections/mideast/poppress/MidEast_PopularPress_1995list_2015version.pdf. After Mohammed Ali Shah's accession to the throne and the counterrevolution in June 1908, the magazine, as many other Iranian press mediums, was finally banned.cf. Catanzaro, Christl: "Leserbriefe in Ṣûr-e Esrâfîl und Rûḥ ul-Qods als Forum des Informationsaustausches für die Intelligenzija der Mašrûṭîyat-Zeit“, p. 16. In: Herzog, Christoph, Raoul Motika und Anja Pistor-Hatam (ed.): Presse und Öffentlichkeit im Nahen Osten. Heidelberg 1995. pp. 15-22.
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