Issue 19 – The Pen Magazine

Issue 19 SOCIETY WORSHIP

Feasts, Festivities, and Special Occasions in Islam

Mohammad Mazhar Hussaini24/09/201316/04/2014

Islam has enacted two festivals which have special timings, rituals and ceremonies. These special occasions have effective benefits for social and individual well-being. Islam, the religion of fitrah (nature), allows...

Articles Issue 19 Issue 22 OPINION

Risale-i Nur: The concept and how to benefit from it

İdris Tüzün18/09/201308/11/2016

It is hard to define and categorize Risale-i Nur as a collection of Islamic books. Is it a kind of tafsir or a book of irshad? How shall we define...

Issue 19 OPINION SOCIETY Sunnah

The Need for Prophetic Morality in the Modern Islamic World

Prof Dr Hj. Fadhlullah Jamil, MALAYSIA09/09/201301/12/2016

The more we research the problems in the Muslim world, the more we realize that we have them because we have been alienated from the good attitude and moral standing...

Issue 19 OPINION SOCIETY

Employer and Employee Relations in Islam

Abdulkadir Salih31/08/201324/11/2014

The relations between “haves” and “have-nots” have been problematic since ancient times, and remain so today. The greed of man has always led him to turn his fellows into slaves...

Issue 19 OPINION SOCIETY Sunnah

Appreciation: A Way to Make Abilities Flourish

İdris Ferid31/08/201308/11/2016

Showing appreciation and respect for scholars, artists and virtuous people is important, just as it is for ordinary people. This is one of the ways of bringing out the beauty...

A Garden of Truths Issue 19

Fasting and Allah’s Lordship

The Pen09/07/201301/06/2022

The fast of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, and it is one of the greatest of the marks and observances of Islam. There are many purposes...

EDITOR Issue 19

Ramadan; a blessed month for spiritual healing

A.Cihangir İşbilir09/07/201303/05/2014

Praises be to Allah that we have reached the blessed month of Ramadan of 1434. The dictionaries say that one meaning of ‘Ramadh’ is the rain of autumn. We will...