July 2012 – The Pen Magazine

ISLAMIC WORLD News&Events

Rohingya: The Most Persecuted and Forgotten Muslim Minority

The Pen30/07/201231/08/2016

Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State, located in the west of Myanmar, are under oppression since early June and international community is not aware of the real dimensions of the tyranny...

Ramadan and the Social Life

The Pen26/07/201201/06/2022

One of the benefits of fasting can be explained as follows: There are people that Allah has created who live in different walks of life. Allah tests some people as...

Health&Halal HUMAN RELATIONS Sunnah

Benefits of Fasting

The Pen25/07/201204/08/2016

There are many benefits of fasting. Some of them are as follows: 1. It reminds us our Lord and that we are His servants. 2. It teaches us to give...

Issue 15 PILLARS OF FAITH Psychology

The Wisdom Behind Calamities

Muhammed Zakir Çetin25/07/201214/10/2014

Disasters are facts of life and they are not meaningless. If we try to read the messages that they convey to us, we may receive the wisdom behind them. وَاتَّقُواْ...

EDITOR

Cover Story Unity and Consultation Unity, solidarity, cooperation, being together, acting together and helping each other... All these actions and positions are advised, commanded and recommended many times to the...

HISTORY&CULTURE ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 15

The History of Islamic Unity

Said Yavuz13/07/201221/11/2016

It is generally understood that when the Muslims follow the basics of Islam they can establish unity and solidarity among themselves. When they have not done so, the results have...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 15

The Necessity and Importance of Islamic Unity

İdris Tüzün13/07/201221/11/2016

All historical experiences and also the holy sources of Islam urge us to establish unity and develop close ties and improve cooperation amongst ourselves as Muslims. The Current Situation of...

ISLAMIC WORLD OPINION

Islamic Finance: Is it really Shariah-compliant?

The Pen02/07/201214/10/2014

Islamic Finance: Is it really Shariah-compliant? Tariq H. Cheema As he delivered his welcome address to delegates at the Global Donors Forum in Kuala Lumpur recently, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk...

ISLAMIC WORLD OPINION

Global Chess in the Middle East

A.Cihangir İşbilir02/07/201221/11/2016

‘Last Oriantalist’ Bernard Lewis, writes in his book “Mideast”, “Gamma is the most favorite game in the Mideast; chess is the preference of the educated.” and Concluding from the...

INTERVIEW ISLAMIC WORLD OPINION

Interview: Dr Mohammad Siddik

The Pen02/07/201221/11/2016

INTERVIEW: Dr Mohammad Siddik* Africa has been subject of colonization and exploitation so far. Do you think engagement of Turkey in Africa will bring prosperity to both parties and in...

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 is published biannually. Every print issue of The Pen covers and sheds 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. The Pen 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.

Month: July 2012