(Enhanced Spelling: , ), also known simply as or , was an Islamic women's magazine published in Surakarta, Central Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), between 1924 and 1926. Headed by Sjamsoel Hadiwijata, the magazine was a Malay-language accompaniment to the Javanese-language . Its articles primarily dealt with women's issues, with much of its discussion based on the Qur'an and the hadiths.

History was established as a Malay-language edition of , a Javanese-language women's magazine established in Surakarta, Central Java, in 1923. The first edition was published on 20 April 1924, with Sjamsoel Hadiwijata—a teacher and the editor of —in charge.; Most of its board were women, including manager Siti Sjamsijah.

In its inaugural issue, identified itself as being published to address misinformation about Islam and the position of women within the religion. To attract attention, free copies were sent to the local nobility (), as well as government officials, merchants, and teachers. Subscriptions were available at 0.90 Dutch guilder per three months for consumers in the Dutch East Indies, with discounts available when bundling with or subscribing for a longer period. The magazine remained in publication through 1926, receiving support from women's organizations such as Wadining and Suci Ati. The magazine was affiliated with Muhammadiyah, a reformist Islamic movement established by Ahmad Dahlan in 1912.

Format and contents The first edition of was eight pages in length, with the June 1924 edition reaching 22 pages. It measured . Many articles were written by women, with names such as Soekati, Soekarmi, and Soeparmini recorded. Other articles were written by men, with the July 1924 edition containing a piece by the kyai (scholar) Moechtar Boechari that emphasized the need for love and respect in marriage and later issues carrying content by his students B. Soediriah and Mohammad Marjo.

Articles included in were oriented towards women and dealt with issues such as homemaking, education, healthcare, and advances in the women's rights movement; one article, for example, reproduced a speech from an Indian da'i (preacher) regarding women's strength and importance. While focused primarily on women's role in the domestic sphere, it also advocated education, and presented men and women as interdependent equals, with women retaining the right to advocate for truth even when it is denied by their husbands. Nonetheless, also emphasized that men and women were created differently, framing women's primary duties being "pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, and child education". It urged them to accept modernity in accordance with their fitra (natural disposition), which it claimed to preclude adopting "men's professions" (e.g. as doctors, machinists, or politicians) and mixing with men in public settings.

Religious topics were frequently discussed in , including the proper etiquette expected of Muslim women, as well as women's obligations in Islam as well as the proper techniques for worship. Articles included discussion of polygyny in Islam as well as the practice of veiling. The magazine cited the Qur'an and hadiths in its call for education, as well as its discussion of gender issues. In presenting men and women as equals, for instance, it referred to Verse 1 of Surah An-Nisa, which describes men and women as derived from the same essence.

In its 25 June 1924 issue, emphasized the lengthy colonialization of the Indonesian Archipelago, writing that the Indies had long been in the grip of other nations and religions. Several articles negatively framed Christianity, which was then perceived as attempting to infiltrate Surakarta society. At the same time, did not universally condemn the foreign, with two 1925 articles highlighting women in the Philippines as positive examples of modern womanhood.

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