May 2011 – The Pen Magazine

HISTORY&CULTURE Issue 10

Hijri Calendar

The Pen29/05/201130/04/2014

The calendar system which is based on the Earth’s revolving around the Sun, and marks the arrival day (September 20, 622) of our Prophet (PBUH) in Quba (masjid) as the...

DESTINY Issue 8 RELIGION & BELIEF

The Compatibility of Divine Determining (Qadar) And Power of Choice

Muhlis Aydınlı18/05/201128/05/2021

Compared to other creatures in this universe, humans have a high position enabling them to say "I am free; I can do whatever I want". Human can have opposite ideas...

ONLINE ARTICLES RELIGION & BELIEF

The Flimsy Roots of Materialism Based On Causes

Salahaddin Özel18/05/201104/06/2011

The earliest response to materialistic positivist challenge in nineteenth century which we mentioned in previous article came from a strange Muslim scholar in Turkey called as Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. He...

Angels RELIGION & BELIEF

Are we alone in this universe?

Cemil Ruşeni18/05/201124/06/2014

In the second point of the first chapter of his treatise on belief, Bediuzzaman recounts a dream, where Bediuzzaman sees himself on a high bridge between two lofty mountains. It...

Issue 9 LEAD ARTICLE RELIGION & BELIEF

The Criticism Of Atheism

İdris Tüzün17/05/201131/05/2014

The emergence and running of the universe: cause and effect or a divine power? “Warm air near the Earth's surface tends to absorb moisture in the form of invisible water...

Allah DESTINY Issue 9

Why does Allah (SWT) create the evils?

Cemal Ersen15/05/201117/10/2011

Evil means “not good, bad and harmful thing”. As understood from the verse “Allah is the Creator of all things (An’am 102),” the One who creates the evil and good...

ISLAMIC WORLD News&Events

Africa 1 Aid Convoy: ‘Breaking the Siege on Gaza’

The Pen09/05/201121/11/2016

The embargo implemented in Gaza still continues. 1,5 million Palestanians- approximately 2/3 of them are living in refugee camps- have been suffering for a long time. Despite the limited access...

FAMILY ISLAMIC WORLD News&Events SOCIETY

The UNIW Holds International Family Conference in Indonesia

The Pen08/05/201105/11/2015

UNIW held International Family Conference in Bandung, Indonesia. 150 NGOs representatives, scholars, academicians and bureaucrats from 15 countries participated in the conference. The theme of the conference was ‘Family Issues in...

ONLINE ARTICLES

A New Spring Heralding the Revival

Yunus Emre Pehlivan06/05/201114/10/2014

The season of storms declined. It is time for the spring to progress. Just as the night is followed by the day, winter is followed by springtime. We have lived...

THE PEN MAGAZINE

Published since 2007 The Pen is an educational and cultural periodical covering the Islamic faith, worship, the issues of the Islamic world, and the struggle towards the unity of Muslims.

As of 2014 it started to be published biannually. Every print issue of The Pen has covered and shed light into the topics which are of great importance for the believers such as the existence and oneness of Allah (swt), the proofs of the existence of Hereafter, the mission of prophethood, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his way of life (Sunnah), and the reasons behind the creation of man and the test of life.

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