2014 – The Pen Magazine

Issue 22

The Pen 22nd Issue

The Pen04/02/201529/06/2021

The Pen 22nd Issue Bediuzzaman and Risale-i Nur In this special edition of The Pen Magazine you will read pieces about Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and his Risale-i Nur treatises. A...

EDUCATION Issue 21 Sunnah

Amirs of the People of Paradise: Huffaz of the Qur’an

F.Rufeyde Saftekin05/12/201402/05/2016

Huffaz* are the beloveds of our Prophet who praised them many times. Huffaz are the servants of the Qur’an and the actual manifestations of the kalām (word) of Allah Subhanahu...

Allah Issue 21

Does Allah have any physical form or shape?

The Pen05/12/201402/01/2015

Attributing a form to Allah Subhanahu wa Taʿala is haram (prohibited). It is not possible to grasp the entity of Allah (swt), because “there is none comparable unto Him,” (Ikhlas,...

EDUCATION Issue 21

Common Mistakes in Child Education

Feyza Bilir24/11/201402/05/2016

We must love our children despite everything and raise them for both this world and the hereafter. In this life of anxieties and troubles, a safe haven and a place...

Issue 21

The Pen 21st Issue

The Pen10/11/201426/09/2020

January-June 2014 A Strong Commentary of the Holy Qur'an: Risale-i Nur Risale-i Nur is a Commentary of the Holy Quran Altınbaşak Academic Research Board Risale-i Nur is such a strong...

Issue 21 Scholars

Katip Çelebi and Knowledge

H.Halid Atlı10/11/201402/05/2016

ʿIlm is a blessing of Allah Subhanahu wa Taʿala that He bestows on those who seek it. Katip Çelebi (1609-1657) is the greatest bibliographer and geographer of the Turkish history...

HUMAN RELATIONS Issue 21

Backbiting: Killer of Social Life

Muhammed Güzel05/11/201402/05/2016

Giybah is a denounced deed that ruins the social relationships and consumes the good deeds of the backbiter. Giybah (backbiting) is an utterance said behind someone which will offend him...

Issue 21 NGOs/CIVIL SOCIETY

The Gains of the Islamic Unity

Arif Emre Gündüz31/10/201414/10/2016

Ittihad will save the oppressed from tyranny and help many people to see the guidance of the religion of tawhid. When our Prophet Sallallāhu Alayhi Wasallam died, the entire Arab...

Allah Epistles Issue 21

The key to limitless power

The Pen28/10/201406/12/2016

Saying ‘in the name of Allah’ binds man to a power and mercy that are limitless. “The First Word” from the Risale-i Nur Corpus بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اللّٰهِ 'In the name of Allah'...

Issue 21 SOCIETY

Social Harms of Interest

Abdulkadir Salih22/10/201405/12/2014

Interest, which is an undeserved gain, leads to the breakdown of the social order. To abolish it would close the door to many conflicts it causes. As economic events can...

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.