'the crescent') is a monthly Egyptian cultural and literature magazine founded in 1892.

[2][3] Al-Hilal was founded in 1892 by Jurji Zaydan,[4][5] a journalist and historical novelist from Beirut who had come to Egypt in the 1880s.

[2] In addition, the publisher also archived the past issues of the magazine and of other publications.

[19] Another contributor was Aisha Abel Rahman, an author and professor of literature.

[21] Ahmad Amin regularly contributed to Al Hilal from 1933 to his death in 1954.