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Allah Issue 8

Why Does Allah Use the Pronoun “We” Instead of “I” Referring to Himself in Some Verses?

The Pen15/12/201007/04/2011

If Allah is the only one God, why does He refer Himself as "we” instead of "I" referring in the Qur’an? • First of all, with the affirmation and witness...

Quran Addresses Everybody

The Pen05/11/201022/12/2016

How does Quran address everybody? (From “Ask a Question to Us” website) Each letter and each word of the Qur’anic verses indicate so many meanings and aspects that it is...

A Garden of Truths Allah Issue 7

Do You Believe: A barber’s fallacy

The Pen04/09/201012/04/2011

A man goes to a barber to have his hair cut as he always does and begins to speak to the barber. After speaking about many subjects, their conversation turns...

A Garden of Truths Issue 6

A Poem: Imagine

The Pen30/08/201012/04/2011

“Frequently mention death which dispels pleasure and makes it bitter” (Tirmidhi, Zuhd 4) ~ I M A G I N E ~ Imagine yourself after you pass away Imagine your...

A Garden of Truths Issue 6

Do not Judge a Book by its Cover

The Pen30/08/201012/04/2011

A poor and old villager had a legendary horse. The king of that area offered a great fortune for the horse but the villager did not want to sell it....

A Garden of Truths Issue 6

The Governor and the Blacksmith

The Pen30/08/201012/04/2011

One day, an innocent blacksmith, who worked and got exhausted for sustenance of his children and was returning home innocently, was mistakenly arrested and imprisoned by the officers of the...

Issue 8 News&Events SOCIETY

Final Declaration of The Third International Bediuzzaman and Risale-i Nur Symposium

The Pen15/07/201005/11/2015

All the positive sciences, which are the reflections of 'Alim (Knower) divine name of Allah, absolutely through their special language have been witnessing the existence and uniqueness of Allah. Due...

Issue 7 News&Events

The 3rd International Bediuzzaman and Risale-i Nur Symposium

The Pen07/06/201005/11/2015

The 3rd International Bediuzzaman and Risale-i Nur Symposium has been held by Hayrat Foundation on June 5-6th 2010 in Konya Mawlana Centre for Culture. The theme of the symposium was...

Issue 5 SOCIETY

The Republic

The Pen11/03/201012/04/2011

They asked me at the court: “What do you think about the Republic?” I replied: “As my biography which you have in your hands proves, I was a religious republican...

Issue 4

Is Man Doomed to his Destiny?

The Pen30/12/200912/04/2011

Allah gave the human beings a “will” that they are free to make their own choices; differentiating and choosing the good or the bad. If the human beings were doomed...

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.