In spite of being an illegal underground publication , its issues had an average circulation of around 5,400 .
During 1954 -- 55 , seventeen issues of al - Qaidah were published .
In spite of being an illegal underground publication , al - Qaidah 's issues had an average circulation of around 5,400 .
During 1954 -- 55 , seventeen issues of al - Qaidah were published .