Editorial: From Medina to the Moon
Artemis II was one of the highlights of 2026. It helped us escape the overwhelming obsession with AI…
Said Nursi
14 articles
Two Contemporaries, Two Paths to Peace: Pope Francis and Fethullah Gülen in Interfaith Dialogue
When we look at the lives of Pope Francis and Fethullah Gülen, we encounter two remarkable contemporaries whose…
Racism: Egoism of Societies
On a summer day in 2020, the world stood still as a man’s final breaths were stolen in…
The Science of Glorification
“There is nothing that does not glorify Him” Many verses in the Qur’an are cryptic. While being aware…
Fayd and Tajalli (Effusion and Manifestation) 2
Philosophers think differently from the Sufis about effusion. Although this is not something that is being discussed in…
AI, Biology, and the Hidden Author Behind the Code
Does nature have a creative power? Philosophers and theologians have been debating this question for thousands of years.…
Where Is Heaven?
In the movies when somebody dies, assuming that they are a good person, they go to heaven, which…
God’s Voice Gift Which Has Suddenly Got Silenced
In November 2020, I had chance to interview a Turkish girl child hinged on the International Children’s Day.…
The Traveler Renewed in Two Words
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, the great sage of the twentieth century, divides his life into three distinct phases: Old…
In the Footsteps of Wisdom: A Journey Through Said Nursi’s Eighth Word
“Ideology is the marriage of the truth with the apocryphal whereas wisdom is the distinction of the former…
Albert Camus and Said Nursi on the Problem of Evil
Many atheists suggest that if God exists, there should not be evil, since God, by definition, is omnipotent,…
Illness: Friend or Foe?
How the “Remedies for the Sick” Make a Change in Life Possible Life, illness, and death are basic…
Renewal in Belief: A Model for Modern Times
If the definitive history of twentieth century Islamic movements is ever written, one wonders whether its author would…
A Nursi Reader – Be Kind to Your Parents
In this series of articles, A Nursi Reader, the aim is to present the thoughts of the famous…