God, the Sun, and the Plant
Have you ever wondered why plants are green? K.A. Timiryazev, a prominent Russian scientist, answered this question first…
Life
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A Saturday Unlike Others
Many of us either heard about or read Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince. The hero of the…
Muhasaba (Self-Criticism or Self-Interrogation)
The word muhasaba literally means reckoning, settling accounts, and self-interrogation. In a spiritual context, however, it takes on…
An Extensive Wish in the View of Historical Recurrences
WATERFALLS OF ASSISTANCE AND EFFORT GURGLE IN THE BED OF DIVINEBLESSINGS; THEY PASS OVER OR BYPASS ANY OBSTRUCTION…
Eternia
ALTHOUGH THEIR QUALITIES AND ACTIONS ARE UNCERTAIN, WHOEVER COMES TO THIS LAND DEFINITELY LEAVES IT ONE DAY. BY…
Right or Might?
A Criticism of Materialist Philosophy and Praise for Human Rights “Philosophy considers force to be the point of…
The End of the World
Are we approaching the end? Will life on Earth as we know it end sooner than we expect?…
Eye for an “Eye”
It’s been a long and tough life. The days of the earth when it was still so hot,…
The Meaning of Jihad and its Implications in the World Today
The first revelation Muhammad ever received from God was “Read!” (Ali 1672). That was a fitting command for…
What does Islam say about killing an innocent person?
God Almighty declares that killing an innocent person unjustly is like killing all of mankind and saving a…
Near the End of Time
“It is I who created you out of a pool of mud and it is again I who…
The Preservation of Equilibrium among Divine Truths
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi has carried out long profound research on the Qur’an. In fact, his studies, bearing the…
Reflections on The Struggle of Life
WHILE BEING CONTINUOUSLY BUSY WITH, OR EVEN OVERWHELMED BY, THE NECESSITIES OF MODERN LIFE HAVE YOU EVER REFLECTED…
Nursi on Materialism
Materialism is an ideological movement that destroys spiritual values and distances people from religion. Today, sadly, a vast…
The Authorized Guide
What does a painting have to offer for us? How many messages can a painting hide for people…