| روح القدس | |
| Editor: | Sultan al-'Ulama Khorasani |
| Category: | Politics |
| Founded: | 1907 |
| Finaldate: | 1908 |
| Country: | Iran |
| Based: | Tehran |
| Language: | Persian |
| Website: | Rūḥ al-Qudus |
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.[1]
The foundation of this revolutionary opposition journal aimed to publish opinions on prevailing political and social conditions and to openly criticize the inconveniences.[2] Because of its not necessarily simple language, it is assumed that a more politically educated and oppositional readership should be reached.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]