The True Treasure
They asked a wise man: “Do the sultans need treasure?” The wise man responded: “There is a real treasure. He needs it.” They asked, “What is that true treasure?” He...
Time to Quit
Smoking is an addiction. Nicotine is the component of cigarettes that is addictive. Nicotine, therefore, makes it very difficult (although not impossible) to quit. Almost immediately upon inhalation, the body...
A Reflection on Uslub Al-Da’wah of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
TWENTIETH LETTER: This is an attempt to give a brief review in term of styles and approaches of da’wah of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, based on the Twentieth Letter, contained in...
Necessity and Evidences of the Revealed Books: Some Reflections
Necessity and Evidences of the Revealed Books in Sa’id al-Nursi’s Rasa’il al-Nur: Some Reflections* Introduction In this brief paper, we will illustrate some of the significant thoughts of Syaikh Sa’id...
“You will never Love something if You do not Know it.”
People say if you get only one second to see the world, see Istanbul. So, June last year (2009) I went for a trip to Turkey with a group consisting...
Theory of Evolution and Modern Science
The destination of the creation and life is as important as where they came from originally. Who embarked us on this dominical ship of earth? What is the reason behind...
Worldly Benefits of Belief in Hereafter
Oppressed people whose rights are violated, and those who cannot get their rights back may exactly console themselves by only believing in the hereafter providing a thought that their rights...
Life and Afterlife
This world and hereafter are two separate universes but there is such a close relationship between them. The border of these two universes is like a very transparent curtain and...
How can We Understand Allah has no Begining and no End?
How can the human being conceive Allah's being Eternal and having no beginning and no end? Created ones are born convicted to the time; they live and die with a...
Corruption of the scientist
Famous Muslim Astronomer Biruni submitted his best studies on astronomy to the ruler of his time, Sultan Mas’ud, the son of Mahmud of Ghazni. Amazed by the wonderful scientific study,...