“Al-Hilal” was a newspaper associated with:

Al-Hilal, meaning "The Crescent," was a weekly Urdu newspaper established in 1912 by the renowned Indian Muslim freedom fighter and thinker, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. This Calcutta-based newspaper assumed a vital and revolutionary role in popularizing Indian nationalism and defying British rule, in addition to fostering unity between Muslims and Hindus.