A counsellor and a guide that never deceives
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah. Illness is a counsellor that never deceives, and a guide and admonisher. The period of affliction and tribulation is very long. Days might feel like weeks;...
Obedience to Divine Law and obedience to egoistic caprice
The happiness of this world lies in worship and in becoming a soldier of Allāh, as does the happiness of the Hereafter. “The Third Word” from the Risale-i Nur Corpus...
A window of reflection opened to the knowledge of Allah
“The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him.” (Isra, 17:44) A work lets you know its artist Although you have not seen the architect Sinan...
The existence of God
Islam teaches belief in one god, and that this God is not some arbitrarily chosen god amongst other gods, but the beginninglessly eternal reality, the Only God, Who did not...
Head to head with a Darwinian
We were in a program in Sav madrasa in Isparta. One evening an elder brother, Hafiz Bekir, called me and said, “I have an atheist nephew. He is a teacher,...
Evidences for the existence of Allah
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...
The spiritual secrets of “la ilaha illallah”
In this miserable world amongst these miserable, lost people and in a fruitless life, what is powerless, destitute man worth without an owner and protector, even were he to become...
A rewarding transaction and an honourable rank
The sale of one’s self to Allah is the most rewarding of transactions. “The Sixth Word” from the Risale-i Nur Collection In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate...
Witnessing the Existence
Absolute nonexistence of something cannot be proved and cannot be witnessed; unless its existence is limited to some place and time. In other words, if I say there is not...
Does Allah have any physical form or shape?
Attributing a form to Allah Subhanahu wa Taʿala is haram (prohibited). It is not possible to grasp the entity of Allah (swt), because “there is none comparable unto Him,” (Ikhlas,...