04/08/2016 – The Pen Magazine

EDITORIAL

We strongly condemn the villainous coup attempt

The Pen04/08/201621/11/2016

"We strongly condemn the villainous coup attempt that has targeted the integrity, unity, solidarity, peace, stability, security, and independence of our motherland, Turkey. We ask our Lord, Allah swt, to...

Issue 25 OPINION

Frugality and extravagance: an Islamic perspective

Marifatul Haq Yasini04/08/201621/11/2016

Marifatul Haq Yasini The current economic world order has brought a degree of prosperity for some segments of the society in different parts of the globe. However, the damaging consequences...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 25

Tolerance in Islam: the case of Al-Andalus

Gökhan Göl04/08/201604/08/2016

Gökhan Göl History of Conquest of Iberian Peninsula Al-Andalus was the Muslim territory in the Iberian Peninsula and is known for being the center of tolerance in Europe during the...

Issue 25

Bediuzzaman’s advices to the Members of Parliament

Mustafa Topöz04/08/201604/08/2016

Mustafa Topöz After the Independence War, Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, for the sake of Qur’an, Islam and motherland, publishes and distributes a declaration composed of 10 articles in 1923 for...

DIVINE BOOKS Issue 25

Why should I learn the Qur’an?

The Pen04/08/201604/08/2016

Our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) says in his hadith; “The best amongst you is he who learns the Qur’an and teaches it.” (Bukhari, Fadhail ul Qur’an, 21) In another hadith; “A believer,...

Issue 25 SOCIETY

Meaning of the life and how it gains value

Muhammed Yumurtacı04/08/201624/05/2018

Today, we will read a part [from Risale-i Nur] addressing the heart, rather than the mind. From “ayat al hasbiyya” –that is, the verse of hasbunallah wa ni’mal wakiil- It...

FAMILY Issue 25

Principles of raising children

The Pen04/08/201608/11/2016

From Majmu'a Rasail Imam Ghazali According to Imam Ghazali (ra), child education starts with birth; because personalities of parents have influence on their child’s future personality. He put special emphasis...

Issue 25

Do not be on your own to be the people of salvation

Hüsrev Erdaş04/08/201616/06/2017

At the end of times -akhir zaman- we live in a very dangerous sea and try to save our life from its fatal waves. In this situation, we firstly need...

Allah Issue 25

Evidences for the existence of Allah

İdris Tüzün04/08/201621/11/2016

İdris Tüzün Islam, with its whole truths, is based on the principles of faith; the principles of faith are based on “faith in Allah” which is the very first and...

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The Pen is an educational and cultural periodical which covers the Islamic faith, worship, the issues of the Islamic world, and the struggle towards the unity of Muslims. As of 2014 it is published biannually. Every print issue of The Pen covers and sheds light into the topics which are of great importance for the believers such as the existence and oneness of Allah (swt), the proofs of the existence of Hereafter, the mission of prophethood, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his way of life (Sunnah), and the reasons behind the creation of man and the test of life. The Pen is inspired by the Risale-i Nur Corpus written by Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi who is one of the most effective scholars of the modern age, and who addresses the minds, the hearts, and the souls of people in a convincing manner in his books.

Day: 4 August 2016

We strongly condemn the villainous coup attempt

Frugality and extravagance: an Islamic perspective

Tolerance in Islam: the case of Al-Andalus

Bediuzzaman’s advices to the Members of Parliament

Why should I learn the Qur’an?

Meaning of the life and how it gains value

Principles of raising children

Do not be on your own to be the people of salvation

Evidences for the existence of Allah

A look at surpassingly orderly human body

Does a virtuous person self-improve?

The most detrimental thing for body

The last Prophet who is the guide for humanity in all aspects

The most trustworthy guides