Issue 16 – The Pen Magazine

A Garden of Truths

The Pen01/01/201303/06/2014

Islamic Unity "The greatest obligatory duty in this time is to work for the Islamic unity. The aim and objective of the unity are to vibrate such a long luminous...

Issue 16 PORTRAITS

Sheikh Shamil, the Eagle of the Caucasus

Feridun SAMIL01/01/201307/04/2015

As a Muslim leader whose country had been exposed to the occupation of a foreign country, Imam Shamil carried out a legendary defence war and protected his country’s honour. Imam...

Hereafter Issue 16

Two Fearsome Conditions of the Modern Age

The Pen01/01/201301/11/2014

Since the Risale-i Nur is able to respond successfully to two of the most fearsome challenges of modern life, it has proved to be beneficial to many and it affects...

Health&Halal Issue 16

Dietary Prohibitions

Mohammad Mazhar Hussaini01/01/201316/04/2014

Maintaining a balance between the requirements of the body and soul, Islam has laid down simple dietary rules. Islam allows its adherents to eat all that is pure and nutritious...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 16

THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF TURKEY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA

The Pen01/01/201321/11/2016

By Dr. Mohammad Siddik, MA* A model for sustainable development. A joint cooperation between Turkey and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Jeddah. Background In a quick survey of the conditions...

Articles Issue 16 Issue 22 LEAD ARTICLE

A Short History of Risale-i Nur Service

Mustafa Topöz16/12/201214/10/2016

Imam Nursi, after living a life full of struggle to save the faith of the people and to defeat the materialist ideology, left behind a service which is now illuminating...

Issue 16 RELIGION & BELIEF WORSHIP

The Importance of Repentance

The Pen16/12/201219/09/2020

Tawba (repentance) is a means to the infinite mercy of Allah and it is a shelter for the individual servant Allah blessed His servants with “free will” to choose between...

Issue 16 PILLARS OF FAITH WORSHIP

Concentration and humbleness in Prayers

The Pen16/12/201227/05/2014

By Mohammad Qasim* Although the main prayer in Islam (known as salat in Arabic) is ostensibly made up of some physical movements, indeed it should be performed with reverence, concentration...

Issue 16 PILLARS OF FAITH Prophets

The Wisdom of Prophethood and its Necessity

The Pen24/11/201208/03/2013

By Yusuf Muhammad Eid Sil’u Sometimes the human mind may be enough to conclude that there must be a Supreme Creator to explain the existence of the universe and the...

EDUCATION HUMAN RELATIONS Issue 16 Sunnah

The Educational Methods of Our Prophet (PBUH)

The Pen09/11/201221/11/2016

By Vahap Gultekin As a model in human relationships, the methods that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used in spreading his cause and mission will prove to be effective if we...

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.