Issue 8 – The Pen Magazine

DESTINY Issue 8 RELIGION & BELIEF

The Compatibility of Divine Determining (Qadar) And Power of Choice

Muhlis Aydınlı18/05/201128/05/2021

Compared to other creatures in this universe, humans have a high position enabling them to say "I am free; I can do whatever I want". Human can have opposite ideas...

INTERVIEW Issue 8 PORTRAITS RELIGION & BELIEF

“I Have Grown in a Christian Family, Yet We Were Atheists Indeed”

Yusuf Kara18/04/201124/06/2014

Could you introduce yourself to our readers? My name formally is Boris Schlerling. I adopted the name ‘Abdulkarim’ after I became Muslim. I am 17. I study in high school,...

DIVINE BOOKS Issue 8 Qur'an

The Qur’an in the language of the Qur’an

Feridun SAMIL13/04/201122/12/2016

Since the Age of Bliss hundreds of thousands of lovers of the Qur’an have written exegesis, books, poems and essays about the Qur’an so far. All of them have showed ...

DIVINE BOOKS Issue 8 Qur'an

Why Qur’an is Arabic?

Mehlika Yağmur13/04/201122/12/2016

“Mighty and perfect versification of the Qur’an’s letters and words, which the letters compose have impressed people since it was revealed. Each person who is not against Qur’an cannot help...

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...

DIVINE BOOKS Issue 8

The Qissas In The Qur’an and The Meaning Which They Give Into Life

Metin Ucar01/12/201012/04/2011

Al-qissa is the news about the historical figures and events in the Qur’an and it is the knowledge of all these news included in the Qur’an. In the dictionary it...

DIVINE BOOKS Issue 8 Qur'an

The History of Qur’an

Muhlis Körpe01/12/201022/12/2016

The Glorious Qur’an was revealed in the Arabic language into the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by Allah (SWT) through the angel Jibril Amin (peace be upon him), in twenty three years...

DIVINE BOOKS Issue 8

Editor:The Qur’an, 1400

A.Cihangir İşbilir01/12/201021/11/2016

This year is the 1400th anniversary of revelation of the Qur’an. This year is the year of the Qur’an. The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) took the decision that to...

Issue 8 Youth

And We Are the Brave Youth of This Ummah

Feride Karahan01/12/201005/11/2015

Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullah Distinguished Frequenters of the Pen Magazine On a shiny summer day, we have come together with a sincere intention in true sisterhood and brotherhood merely to...

DIVINE BOOKS Issue 8 Qur'an

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...

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.