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OPINION

Unending war against lower self

Yunus Emre Pehlivan13/02/201523/03/2015

Our struggle against our nafs al-ammara (evil commanding lower self) is an everlasting fight that will only end when we die. Lower self (i.e. nafs al-ammara) always commands the evil....

OPINION WORSHIP

Misfortunes help man do his real duty

Yunus Emre Pehlivan15/01/201513/02/2015

A monotonous life in ease and comfort would make the man forget his duty in this world. Sicknesses or disasters make him remember that duty. The man was created to...

EDITOR Issue 21

Editor’s letter: a strong tafseer of the Qur’an

Yunus Emre Pehlivan30/09/201410/11/2014

As you know Imam Said Nursi (ra)’s Risale-i Nur treatises are the basic sources of our magazine. In every issue we present you various articles that benefited from Risale-i Nur....

ONLINE ARTICLES WORSHIP

Why Worship?

Yunus Emre Pehlivan20/04/201227/05/2014

“O you people, worship…” (Baqara, 2:21) First of all, we must say that “we worship because our Creator tells us so.” We all know that there is great profit and...

Health&Halal ONLINE ARTICLES

Benefits of illness

Yunus Emre Pehlivan30/03/201221/11/2016

“[Those] Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return.” (Baqara, 2:156) Man easily gets sick. It is really unbearable. You have headache...

ONLINE ARTICLES WORSHIP

What prevents a Muslim from Prayer?

Yunus Emre Pehlivan16/03/201222/03/2012

Salah, the prescribed prayers, are very valuable for a Muslim. It is the pillar of the religion. It is the first thing that Allah will hold us to account for...

ONLINE ARTICLES RELIGION & BELIEF

Faith, faith, faith!

Yunus Emre Pehlivan09/03/201216/03/2012

“O you who have believed, believe in Allah and His Messenger and the Book that He sent down upon His Messenger and the Scripture which He sent down before. And...

ONLINE ARTICLES SOCIETY

The Essence of Man-2

Yunus Emre Pehlivan02/03/201227/05/2014

Man is apparently is a small being with respect to his physical body. However, the meaning he has is beyond his material form. His essence gathers many meanings together. His...

Allah ONLINE ARTICLES RELIGION & BELIEF

Macrocosm and microcosm show the unity

Yunus Emre Pehlivan10/02/201221/11/2016

Everything has a maker. Every action has a doer. Every word has a writer. Every city has a governor. So, this great universe has a maker, too. Someone has created...

ONLINE ARTICLES SOCIETY

Inheritance and justice

Yunus Emre Pehlivan27/01/201221/11/2016

Man has a narrow point of view. And he thinks that he can do the things better, even the best. This understanding is not unique to the individuals. Some countries...

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.