İbrahim DİLFİRUZ The humankind has seen thousands of Miracles since the first human being and the first Prophet Adam (PBUH) up to the Seal of the Prophets, Muhammad (PBUH). Why did they show these miracles? What is the logic behind miracle? In order to answer these questions, we should learn both the dictionary meaning of miracle and its meaning...
YUSUF KARA Belief means to accept by heart what was revealed by Allah (SWT) and expressing it with one’s tongue. Sa’d al-Din al-Taftazani says: “Belief is the light (noor) Allah bestows unto the heart of His slaves whom he wishes after they use their own free will.” Belief can be divided into two: Imitative belief and verified belief. Imitative...
Idris FERID Following the Footprints of Prophet (PBUH) i.ferid@thepenmagazine.net In today’s world, there is unfortunately not an ideal Muslim society which has been shaped by the divine principles of the Holy Qur’an and the way Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) governed. Thus nations of the world cannot see a living model society inspired by the Companions...
HAMZA ANDREAS TZORTZIS is an international public speaker on Islam. He is a writer with articles, essays and commentaries on political philosophy, the philosophy of religion and society. Hamza is an intellectual activist actively engaging on issues pertaining to religion, social cohesion and politics. http://www.hamzatzortzis.com/ The Qur’an...
H. Gökhan KARACIVI Our answers are ready when we are asked about our height, weight, age, working hours, average sleeping period and our internet password. The Society of Cardiology, related to heart health, arouses our attention to remind us of the vital importance of knowing about biological rates and levels in our body as we know some personal information...
Feride KARAHAN She was sitting in her armchair looking through the window. Actually, she was contemplating her life. She was trying to pinpoint exactly where all this frustration started in her life. She was reconsidering how she lived from the beginning up to now. What has she been doing lately? She thought about her life. Was it really the best of...
by Feride KARAHAN “Either truthfulness or silence”. That is, there are two ways, not three. That is, not either the truth, or lies, or silence. Only two ways, either truth or silence…. (Damascus Sermon, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi) Lie is the reverse of the truth… Lie is the effort of distorting the truth… Lying is deliberately deceiving...
Interviews by Hamza BERAT Swan, 56, Engineer, English It’s nice to be here in such an informative exhibition. I’m impressed by it. I’m an engineer and knew many things about Muslim scientists already, however, I didn’t see some of the interesting ones before. Of course all of the items exhibited here are attractive, but, to me, the most attractive...
