December 2017 – Page 2 – The Pen Magazine

Issue 28

Bismillah

Ali Semerci25/12/201719/11/2018

Bismillah is the beginning of all goodness, the symbol of Islam, the invocation of every single thing in existence; the power of the powerless, mercy of the poor, strength of the...

Issue 28

The real duty, capital of life and unnecessary works

Zafer Zengin25/12/201719/11/2018

As a country we have recently gone through - and still we are going through - very important processes. In the geography we live in there have been very heated...

Allah Epistles Issue 28 Suggested Reading

Obedience to Divine Law and obedience to egoistic caprice

The Pen25/12/201719/09/2020

The happiness of this world lies in worship and in becoming a soldier of Allāh, as does the happiness of the Hereafter. “The Third Word” from the Risale-i Nur Corpus...

Allah Issue 28

A window of reflection opened to the knowledge of Allah

Muhammed Said Arpacı25/12/201724/05/2018

“The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him.” (Isra, 17:44) A work lets you know its artist Although you have not seen the architect Sinan...

HUMAN RELATIONS Issue 28

Be patient with each other and stay strong

The Pen25/12/201719/11/2018

Once upon a time one of the students who served in a dervish lodge told his master, Imam Feriduddin Attar: “Sir, I endeavour to serve your highness as much as...

ISLAMIC WORLD Sunnah

The illness of the century: Double standard

Arif Emre Gündüz25/12/201725/12/2017

According to the dictionary, the word 'standard' means, "a level of quality or achievement, especially one that people generally consider normal or acceptable." Starting from this meaning of ‘standard,’ we...

Issue 28 Sunnah

Is the intercession a reality?

İdris Tüzün25/12/201724/05/2018

Sayyid Sharif Jurjani defines intercession in Tarifaat as follows: “Shafā’t (Intercession) is to ask forgiveness of sins which are serious crimes.” Tahanawi defines as “To ask through supplication that someone,...

Issue 28

You cannot achieve your goal by wrong means

Muhammed Zakir Çetin25/12/201724/05/2018

Islam will last for eternity, for it comes from the Qur’an which is called the eternal word. It is only possible to free ourselves as nation from the ugly oppression...

Issue 28 Sunnah

If you give up Sunnah, you perish

Enes Çalık25/12/201725/12/2017

Historically, the Islamic World has seen various periods of serious crises. The current period which we live in is also in a serious crisis. This crisis has both material 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.