Unity and Consultation
“Hold fast to God’s rope all together, and split not into factions” (Āl ‘Imran 3/103) The relationship of believers one to the other is like that of the bricks of...
Consolidating the Consultation Culture and Civil Societies
Consultation and counsel seem to offer possible solutions for certain monolithic and authoritarian leanings in the Islamic world. The initiatives to organize mechanisms to provide such consultation within ummah should...
Political and Economic Integration: the fruits of Islamic unity
By Mohd Yunus Aminuddin* Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi`s thoughts and commentary on Islamic unity in relation to political and economic integration provides us with a new vision about the future,...
The Wisdom Behind Calamities
Disasters are facts of life and they are not meaningless. If we try to read the messages that they convey to us, we may receive the wisdom behind them. وَاتَّقُواْ...
The History of Islamic Unity
It is generally understood that when the Muslims follow the basics of Islam they can establish unity and solidarity among themselves. When they have not done so, the results have...
The Necessity and Importance of Islamic Unity
All historical experiences and also the holy sources of Islam urge us to establish unity and develop close ties and improve cooperation amongst ourselves as Muslims. The Current Situation of...
INTERVIEW: Unity is Possible notwithstanding the Obstacles!
We conducted an interview with Salahuddin Ahmad Mazhary who participated in a forum in Istanbul from the UK. He lives in London. He is a student of History at the...
The History Box
We have been guarding you so far, from now on we are in your service In 1889, when he was 16, Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi had been in Mardin, a...
Doubt in the Faith
Having doubt in iman (faith) concerning the pillars of belief, such as the existence of God and the hereafter, is a mental confusion that occupies the mind and which might...
Marks of Islam
Sha‘a’ir means ‘mark’ or ‘symbol’. Some modes of worship and social institutions are called sha’a’ir al-Islamiyya which are the things that symbolize Islam, are always seen in Muslim communities,...