Monthly Archive

01 Jan

Issue 67 (January - February 2009)

Shirali Kadyrov

58938

Muslim Contributions to Mathematics

When we talk about Muslim contributions to mathematics we are usually referring to the years between 622 and 1600 ce. This was the golden era of Islam when it was influential both as a culture and rel... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 67 (January - February 2009)

Sumeyra Tosun

24404

Memoirs of a Former Gossip

What you are about to read is the diary of a former gossip who felt bad about her "uncontrollable" negative behavior and so tried to modify it. Those who suffer from similar problems, such as anxiety,... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 67 (January - February 2009)

Jason Newfoundland

20771

From Genes to Proteins: A New Level of Complexity

Newspapers frequently run articles reporting a study about a gene linked to some disease. Thanks to such wide media coverage, the word "gene" has become a household term for most of us. And, genetics,... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 67 (January - February 2009)

Muhammad Iqbal

20931

Ode no XXXI from Bang-i-D'rra

Every object is at strife in the desire to "be" Churning in time, "the process of becoming" Every particle must sacrifice the ego to mill Listening to the call, enabling Divine Will Death in "itse... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 67 (January - February 2009)

M. Fethullah Gulen

22463

Raja (Hope or Expectation)

For a Sufi, Raja means waiting for that which he or she wholeheartedly desires to come into existence, acceptance of good deeds, and forgiveness of sins. Hope or expectation, both based on the fact th... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 67 (January - February 2009)

Irfan Sahin

21522

Radiotherapy

As my brother-in-law had some health complaints such as palpitations, insomnia, irritability and excessive sweating, he asked me if I would accompany him to the doctor. As the doctor listened to and e... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 67 (January - February 2009)

Rabia Christine Brodbeck

20038

Fasting from the World

The true fast is fasting with Prophet Adam! Walking with him in the desert of existence with the burning sand under one's feet, with the flame of love in one's heart, and the heat of search in one's c... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 67 (January - February 2009)

Ahmet Isik

22154

Cryptography and Codes in Existence

The confidentiality of information is vital for people, companies and countries. Cryptography develops methods of encoding and decoding information in order to protect it. Cryptography mainly aims to... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 67 (January - February 2009)

The Fountain

30981

Science in the Islamic world: an interview with Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail

For over a hundred years, the Nobel Prize has been awarded for the highest achievements in physical sciences, peace and literature. In this period, only two scientists from the Muslim world have quali... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 67 (January - February 2009)

Suleyman Eris

25235

Interfaith Dialogue and Alliance Principles in the Works of Said Nursi

Said Nursi (d. 1960) was one of the pivotal Muslim scholars of the twentieth century who supported the idea of interfaith dialogue and alliance. He thought that in the face of the difficulties of the ... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 67 (January - February 2009)

Muhammed Cetin

23879

Fethullah Gulen and the Contribution of Islamic scholarship to Democracy

Since the fifth century BCE, democracy has been discussed by political theorists, philosophers and members of diverse societies and cultures. Although it is commonly accepted that democracy as a form ... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 67 (January - February 2009)

Irfan Yilmaz

21538

It's Me Peter, your Pancreas!

Peter, I am not so big as other organs like the liver, heart, and lungs; it is difficult to notice me most of the time. But whether we are large or small, no organ is superior to another; we are all j... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 67 (January - February 2009)

Hikmet Isik

21856

Victory of the Spirit

Q: What is the meaning of “victory” for a believer, and how is it realized? Human life in this world is a composite of two distinct powers, the spirit and the flesh. Although it is sometimes the case... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

The Fountain

20077

"WIN"-Win for All With Dialogue

A win-win scenario, or game, describes a situation where the two parties involved manage to devise an action plan in a way that is beneficial for both. In interfaith dialogue, however, there are more ... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

M. Fethullah Gulen

22291

Towards Spelling Out Our Own Line of Thought

In the past, “Islam” used to come into our people’s minds first as far as “religion” was concerned, and it would resonate with wonder in their conscience. Above all, Islam had left on sound-thinking s... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

Kadir Can

21487

The Trembling Sun

In 1962 a group of researchers discovered that the sun oscillated backwards and forwards once every five minutes. As research progressed it was determined that as some sections of the sun were coming ... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

Ayse Meva Nur

22607

The Dancing Pen

No one knows dancing like him. Swirl, lift, dip. The routine continues. Swirl, lift, dip. This is what Osman Sahin does to relax. Dance. But he is no choreographer, he is a calligrapher-one who has m... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

Sultan Bashir Mahmood

29335

The Holy Qur'an and Dirac's Theory of Pairs

Paul Dirac (1902–1984), one of Newton’s successors to the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at Cambridge, was one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century and his work is one of the monuments o... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

Zhandos Utegulov

22093

Dialogue in Central Eurasia

Central Eurasia is characterized by historians as one of the most diverse places on the face of the earth, with its distinct and colorful characteristics. For centuries this geographical region has be... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

Mahmut Veziroglu

22127

Tiny, With A Great Mission: Seeds and Bees

Plants sustain the continuity of their species through generative reproduction either with seeds or through vegetative reproduction that uses suckers, bulbs, or tubers. We can observe these methods of... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

Omer Arifagaoglu

19739

Will and Balance in Nourishment

Once, Shaykh ‘Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani, one of the greatest poles of spirituality, may God sanctify his holiness, had a pupil who was the only child of an old, anxious woman. That respected woman went to... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

Robert Lentz

20587

Holy Migration

Most human beings feel a strong loyalty to the place of their birth. Sometimes this loyalty can be transferred to another place, but there are few people who do not treasure some place they consider “... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

M. Fethullah Gulen

20952

Never

To the soul of Yunus Once the heart has found You, Would it ever remember another? Once it has burned in Your fire, Would it ever burn in another? Only those who have found You Are purified in a... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

M. Fethullah Gulen

22886

Zuhd (Asceticism)

Zuhd, which literally means renouncing worldly pleasures and resisting carnal desires, is defined by Sufis as indifference to worldly appetites, living an austere life, choosing to refrain from sin in... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

Hasan Altinbasak

22861

A Miraculous Mechanism: DNA Repair

We live in a world full of technological devices, instruments and machines. Even if we buy them from good retailers, our cars we use to commute, or our CD-players and nowadays the mp3-players we use read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

M. Louise Row

21403

A Special Blessing: The Story of WIN

There are blessings all around us, of course, but what follows is my account of an unexpected blessing--a wondrous surprise if you will--which came at a time when I needed to experience the presence o... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

Hayati Tarhan

23250

The Education of Gifted Children

Humans are created with different levels of ability. A person who is talented in one specific field may not necessarily be as capable in other areas, and individuals who have natural ability in the sa... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

Seth Mette

21110

In an Author's Mind

Rational, Romantic, and Regular were three roommates. They were all new writers with splendid ambitions. They all dreamt of displaying the best of their talents one day. For this, they had different s... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

Turan Kayaoglu

23483

Unity, Diversity, and Dialogue: A Jewish Perspective

While the appeal of the “dialogue of civilizations” is on the rise, its sources, functions, and consequence cause controversy within and between faith communities. Amidst these controversies, some rel... read more..

01 Mar

Issue 68 (March - April 2009)

Irfan Yilmaz

20901

It's us, Peter, your Eyes!

Dear Peter, the organs entrusted to you by the Creator have been describing themselves to you for quite a while now. As you have probably realized, our friends the heart, stomach, intestine, lungs and... read more..

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Monthly Archive

Muslim Contributions to Mathematics

Memoirs of a Former Gossip

From Genes to Proteins: A New Level of Complexity

Ode no XXXI from Bang-i-D'rra

Raja (Hope or Expectation)

Radiotherapy

Fasting from the World

Cryptography and Codes in Existence

Science in the Islamic world: an interview with Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail

Interfaith Dialogue and Alliance Principles in the Works of Said Nursi

Fethullah Gulen and the Contribution of Islamic scholarship to Democracy

It's Me Peter, your Pancreas!

Victory of the Spirit

"WIN"-Win for All With Dialogue

Towards Spelling Out Our Own Line of Thought

The Trembling Sun

The Dancing Pen

The Holy Qur'an and Dirac's Theory of Pairs

Dialogue in Central Eurasia

Tiny, With A Great Mission: Seeds and Bees

Will and Balance in Nourishment

Holy Migration

Never

Zuhd (Asceticism)

A Miraculous Mechanism: DNA Repair

A Special Blessing: The Story of WIN

The Education of Gifted Children

In an Author's Mind

Unity, Diversity, and Dialogue: A Jewish Perspective

It's us, Peter, your Eyes!