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ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 7

Being A Muslim In Europe

Dr Ahmet Bakcan, USA04/02/201121/11/2016

The old continent Europe shelters 450 million people and 27 countries inside it. One of its boundaries goes to the Scandinavian countries and another continues along the Ural Mountains. The social...

ISLAMIC WORLD ONLINE ARTICLES

Fear of Islam: Genuine or Made-up?

Salahaddin Özel03/02/201121/11/2016

Since 9/11 the term Islamophobia has been one of the most discussed issues all around the world. Phobia is a psychological term and mostly caused by traumas particularly experienced in...

ISLAMIC WORLD ONLINE ARTICLES

How to name it: Prejudice or Phobia?

Hamza Berat03/02/201121/11/2016

An extreme fear of a particular thing or situation, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained is the description of what phobia is. Speaking of the word “phobia” as in...

Issue 9

Editor: Islamophobia: An Illusive Fear

A.Cihangir İşbilir01/02/201103/06/2014

Sultan Suleiman the Lawgiver (known as the Magnificent in the West) of Ottomans asks Yahya Efendi, his milk sibling who was also a scholar at the same time, what causes...

DIVINE BOOKS

The Real Guide: Qur’an

Muhammed Zakir Çetin01/02/201114/10/2014

وَلاَ رَطْبٍ وَلاَ يَابِسٍ إِلاَّ فِي كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ “There is nothing fresh or dry (green or withered) but is (inscribed) in the Clear Record (in the Qur’an according to one...

Issue 9 Scholars

Hujjat al-Islam Imam Ghazali: The Sun of the Fifth Century

Feridun SAMIL01/02/201107/04/2015

Imam Ghazali, who has been a prominent and legendary scholar champion of Islam, was born in Ghazal town of Tus city of Iran in 1058 (H. 450). His name is...

HISTORY&CULTURE ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 9

History of Islamophobia and Anti-Islamism

A. Said GUL01/02/201121/11/2016

Islamophobia means an unnecessary and groundless culture of fear against Muslims and Islam. Namely, “Islamophobia term may be defined sociologically as the fear that the Western society has against Muslims”....

Health&Halal Issue 9

Risks and damages of margarine

Mohammad Mazhar Hussaini01/02/201117/10/2011

Margarine is a manufactured substitute for butter. The margarine produced in the United States is usually made from corn, cottonseed, or soybean oil. The oils, refined, deodorized, and hydrogenated to the desired...

HUMAN RELATIONS

Social Awareness

Dr Yusuf Bahadır Deren01/02/201114/10/2014

Social Engineering is a term used in Political Science referring to government’s or private group’s act of manipulating people into performing actions and social behaviours. In other words, ‘with the...

Issue 9 PROPHET MUHAMMAD Prophets

Humane Perfection of Prophet Muhammad

Said Yavuz01/02/201115/05/2015

Say thou: "I am but a man like you: It is revealed to me by Inspiration, that your Allah is one Allah.” (Al Fussialat, 6) Two basic characteristics of Prophet...

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.

As of 2022 The Pen started to publish online-only contents.

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