2012 – The Pen Magazine

Articles Issue 16 Issue 22 LEAD ARTICLE

A Short History of Risale-i Nur Service

Mustafa Topöz16/12/201214/10/2016

Imam Nursi, after living a life full of struggle to save the faith of the people and to defeat the materialist ideology, left behind a service which is now illuminating...

OPINION

Tawafuq, the Cipher in Qur’an and the Book of the Universe (2)

Zafer Zengin16/12/201214/10/2014

Tawafuq (sychronicity) in the universe opens the gateways of wisdom for those who wish to decipher it. Tawafuq (the synchronicity of things and events in time and place) is a...

Issue 16 RELIGION & BELIEF WORSHIP

The Importance of Repentance

The Pen16/12/201219/09/2020

Tawba (repentance) is a means to the infinite mercy of Allah and it is a shelter for the individual servant Allah blessed His servants with “free will” to choose between...

Issue 16 PILLARS OF FAITH WORSHIP

Concentration and humbleness in Prayers

The Pen16/12/201227/05/2014

By Mohammad Qasim* Although the main prayer in Islam (known as salat in Arabic) is ostensibly made up of some physical movements, indeed it should be performed with reverence, concentration...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 17 News&Events

It is time to launch a campaign for Syria!

A.Cihangir İşbilir06/12/201221/11/2016

“THE HUMANITARIAN ASPECT OF CRISIS IN SYRIA” CIHANGIR ISBILIR General Coordinator, the Union of Non-governmental Organizations of Islamic World (UNIW) It has been twenty months since the beginning of demands...

Issue 16 PILLARS OF FAITH Prophets

The Wisdom of Prophethood and its Necessity

The Pen24/11/201208/03/2013

By Yusuf Muhammad Eid Sil’u Sometimes the human mind may be enough to conclude that there must be a Supreme Creator to explain the existence of the universe and the...

RELIGION & BELIEF

The Teaching of the Verified Faith

The Pen24/11/201214/10/2014

By Mufti Muhammad Saeed The Creed system of Islam has been established by the Qur’an and the Sunnah. Yet, sometimes a false interpretation of the verses by some scholars may...

EDUCATION HUMAN RELATIONS Issue 16 Sunnah

The Educational Methods of Our Prophet (PBUH)

The Pen09/11/201221/11/2016

By Vahap Gultekin As a model in human relationships, the methods that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used in spreading his cause and mission will prove to be effective if we...

EDUCATION HUMAN RELATIONS Issue 16 Psychology

Clashes in Human Relations and Solutions

İdris Ferid09/11/201221/11/2016

A healthy and stable society is comprised of psychologically healthy individuals. For such a society to flourish, the relations and communication between individuals should be solid and vivid, and the...

EDUCATION HUMAN RELATIONS Issue 16 Psychology

Criticism in Human Relations and The Damage It Can Cause

Mahmut Babur09/11/201230/04/2014

Within the framework of enjoining what is good and preventing what is evil, taking an effective approach towards people’s mistakes is important. If we do not evaluate the balances and...

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.

The Pen Magazine is inspired by the Risale-i Nur Corpus written by Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi who is one of the most effective scholars of the modern age, and who addresses the minds, the hearts, and the souls of people in a convincing manner in his books.