September 2012 – The Pen Magazine

ONLINE ARTICLES SOCIETY

Evaluating the Faith in the Broad Perspective

Emre Karahan21/09/201214/10/2014

Throughout the world history, belief played quite an important role in human life in terms of all development processes. For the last 1400 years, Islam has made a great impact...

A Garden of Truths Issue 15 PILLARS OF FAITH

Do Inappropriate Questions Coming to Mind About Allah Harm One’s Faith?

The Pen21/09/201224/11/2014

Do Inappropriate Questions Coming to Mind About Allah Harm One’s Faith?* Answer: Questions which occur involuntarily do not damage a person’s faith or make the person sinful unless they are...

HUMAN RELATIONS ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 15 SOCIETY

Lack of awareness of the Spiritual Bonds between Muslims

Dr Mirza Akmescidli21/09/201214/10/2014

Lack of awareness of the Spiritual Bonds between Muslims, and the Problem of Group Fanaticism Most of the problems in the Islamic world regarding unity arise from lack of awareness...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 15 OPINION

Imam Nursi’s Vision for Islamic Unity

The Pen21/09/201205/11/2015

By Mahmud Misri The great need for Islamic unity, which was always referred to by Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, is becoming increasingly apparent, day after day, for the people of...

EDUCATION Issue 15 Issue 22 SCIENCE

Educational Reform Centring on Madrasatu’z-Zahra

The Pen14/09/201213/02/2015

The Madrasatu’z-Zahra project, if it can be achieved, may bring solutions to the separation of modern, spiritual and Islamic disciplines in educational institutions and it may contribute to the establishment...

Articles Issue 15 Issue 22

Imam Said Nursi’s Service to Faith

Cemal Ersen14/09/201214/10/2016

Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi gave tremendous service to the people of Turkey by protecting their faith under the harsh conditions of the former autocratic nationalist secular Republic of Turkey, handing...

Allah

The Proofs of the Existence and Oneness of Allah

Cemaleddin Şener14/09/201223/03/2015

When we research the creation from microorganisms and little particles to the massive galaxies and systems, we conclude that the creation came into being by the work of a deity...

DIVINE BOOKS Issue 15 PILLARS OF FAITH Qur'an

What is the Qur’an?

The Pen03/09/201222/12/2016

What is the Qur'an and what is the definition of it?* Answer: • The Qur’an is the entire book of the revelations sent down by Allah (SWT) to the Prophet...

Issue 15 Scholars

Imam Sharani

Feridun SAMIL03/09/201207/04/2015

Imam Sharani was one of the great awliya of Egypt and an imam of Islamic law of the Shafii School. His given name was Abdulwahhab. He was born in 1491...

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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