It was one of the publications started following the Iranian constitutional revolution in addition to others, including Nasim-e-Shomal and Majalleh-ye Estebdad.
[2] The first 32 issues were published by the founder of the journal, Mirza Jahangir Khan,[3] an Iranian author and journalist.
With its liberal as well as revolutionary orientation, Sur-e Esrafil contributed significantly to supporting the Persian Constitutional Revolution.
The editor published articles criticising strongly the high-class and the social situation of the country at the time and discussing controversial between conservatives and modern religion.
[6] Sur-e Esrafil was revived under Dekhoda who published further 3 issues of the journal from Switzerland between 23 January 1909 and 8 March 1909.