Radiating Compassion and Love in a Student of an Eternal Teacher
“When the full moon shines on a clear night, What would it have to fear of the dogs…
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Dialogue with the People of the Book and Exchange of Good Will on Holy Days
God most high has revealed in chapter Mumtahana of the Qur’an two explicit verses which could be considered…
Abstaining From Alcohol
Like all converts to Islam, I am sometimes haunted by my past and always in awe of the…
The Inner Profundity of Humankind
The human being is the essence and the vital element of being, the index and core element of…
Fasting: A Divine Treatment For Body and Soul
Fasting is a school for the training of both the physical body and the soul, and it has…
Aging
I will start with the cliché: “man is born, grows, ages, and finally dies.” So this cycle of…
Reflections on The Third Flash of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
In the Third Flash of his Risale-i Nur Collection, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi offers a reflection on the Sufi…
Parables in the Quran
The Qur’an pursues the following goals: To teach humanity about the unity of God, resurrection and life after…
The Bamboo of Islam
Some personalities are like bamboo, very hard, very tough; they wait, they make one wait, but eventually they…
What are the greatest dangers and pitfalls that a believer faces, and what precautions can be taken?
Humanity is being tested in this world. Life itself, from the beginning until the end, is full of…
The Role of Education for Dialogue
“No one yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a…
Three Groups Opposing Dialogue: How are those who are hostile to dialogue activities today relevant to and Kharijites, Karmatis, Anarchists?
Karmatism is a heretical esoteric sect founded by Hamdan ibn Karmat in the ninth century AD. Hamdan took…
The Statue of Our Souls: Revival in Islamic Thought and Activism
Those who have followed Gulen’s world of ideas closely will see that what he wrote or preached 15-20…
Two Views of The Apple, Honey and Milk
We humans have a tendency to overlook the marvelous aspects of things we witness regularly. To the parents…
Adab: Education of One’s Ego – A Model for Gifted Education
Although some people deny the existence of super talents, rather seeing success as a result of extreme concentration…