May 2021 – The Pen Magazine

Issue 35

Thankfulness makes man ascent to the best of forms

The Pen29/05/202101/05/2021

Among all types of living creatures, the most in need of different types of provision is man. Allah has made man in the form of an all-embracing mirror of all...

Epistles Issue 35

Love and alliance between Muslims can be achieved by sincerity

The Pen26/05/202106/11/2021

There seems to be competitive disagreement, harmful opposition and competition between the people of truth, instead of true love and alliance. Attaining sincerity is the solution to be saved from...

Issue 35

Does Allah need our worship?

The Pen19/05/202130/09/2021

We hear from both those who do not perform prayers (salah) and those who are often lazy in their prayers: Does Allah need our worship that He insistently commands us...

EDITOR

How will I discipline my lower-self?

İdris Ferid11/05/202106/11/2021

Some of our friends - especially younger ones - often ask the question "How do we discipline our nafs (lower self)?" Let us dwell on some points here, both in...

Issue 35

Journalist Eşref Edib’s Interview with Said Nursi

The Pen10/05/202106/11/2021

The only thing that makes me suffer and concerned, said he, is the ongoing threats and attacks that Islam is under at the moment. The challenges used to come from...

Issue 35

Consolation for the coronavirus patients

The Pen05/05/202106/11/2021

The coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on earth. Millions of people were infected by the virus, whether believer or not, and tens of thousands have died. At this very moment,...