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Allah Issue 14

Al Hafiz – The Protector

Mahmut Babur08/05/201231/08/2016

Al-Hafiz (الحفيظ) is one of the names of Allah (swt). It comes from the verb ‘hifz - to preserve’ and literally means ‘to preserve, to guard and to protect’. In...

Issue 14 SOCIETY WORSHIP

The Spiritual Jihad

Muhammed Zakir Çetin04/05/201223/03/2015

While in the past, under certain conditions, Muslims were ordered to engage in jihad against their enemies as a defence, in today’s world of chaos, uncertainty and lack of final...

EDUCATION Issue 14

Knowledge: ‘sine qua non’ for the Muslim

Halenur Serhad04/05/201222/06/2012

Acquiring knowledge, using our minds and thinking deeply are vitally important intellectual actions in studying the basic sources of the religion of Islam. In Islam, knowledge is so important that...

Hereafter Issue 14 Sunnah

Is Shafa’ah (Intercession) Right?

İdris Tüzün27/04/201222/06/2012

The lexical meaning of Shafa’ah Sayyid Sharif Jurjani says the following in Tarifat: Shafa’ah is to demand forgiveness for major sins. Tahanawi says it is “a request to attain a...

DIVINE BOOKS Issue 14

Tawafuq, the Cipher in Qur’an and the Book of the Universe

Zafer Zengin27/04/201230/04/2014

We see that some words that have been used casually by a major part of the society are indeed in contrast with our faith. Unfortunately, this situation escapes most people’s...

Issue 14 WORSHIP

What Do the Movements in the Prayer Mean?

The Pen27/04/201222/06/2012

What do the movements of salah such as qiyam, ruku’ and sujud represent? Answer: Niyyah (intention of prayer): Niyyah is the decision of the heart,the declaration of the reasons behind...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 14 OPINION

Problems and Religious Organization of Bulgarian Muslims

The Pen09/04/201221/11/2016

The Bulgarian Muslims who made headlines recently were demanding that they be given their rights. By MUSTAFA ALIŞ Former Chief Mufti of Bulgaria Bulgarian Muslims were the first Muslim community...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 14 LEAD ARTICLE OPINION

The Problems of Balkan Muslims

The Pen06/04/201221/11/2016

The Problems of Balkan Muslims: A General Evaluation By Adnan İsmailî, Skopje Introduction The Balkan peninsula is a frontier zone extending between Europe and Asia which faces North Africa from...

EDITOR Issue 14

April-June 2012 issue

The Pen04/04/201226/10/2021

FROM THE BALKAN WARS TO THE BALKAN PEACE The region is seeking peace and stability after a long history of wars, chaos and unrest Cover Story The Problems of Balkan Muslims:A...

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