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Issue 21 WORSHIP

Jawshan al-Kabir

Feridun Işıklı13/10/201408/11/2016

Jawshan is a unique duaʿ of our Prophet which is like a shield protecting us from material and spiritual dangers with Allah’s permission. Jawshan al-Kabir is a great and comprehensive...

Issue 21 WORSHIP

Prayer Atmosphere

Enes Çalık13/10/201401/12/2016

Duaʿ is a priceless blessing that makes us closer to Allah Subhanahu wa Taʿala in every moment of life. Every perfection of the creation which is praiseworthy belongs to Him....

Featured HISTORY&CULTURE Issue 21

The luminous colour of Ramadan: ‘Mahyas’

Mustafa Yılmaz30/09/201403/05/2019

Mahya is an exciting Ramadan tradition enhancing the atmosphere of the blessed month. Mahya is accepted as the herald of Ramadan in our old culture. As good news of Ramadan,...

Featured HISTORY&CULTURE Issue 21

Ramadan in the Ottoman Empire

The Pen30/09/201403/05/2019

The blessed month Ramadan was welcomed at governmental level in the Ottoman Empire. By Muhammed Fatih SEMİZ Ramadan made a different sense to Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman society. The...

Articles Issue 21 Issue 22 LEAD ARTICLE

Risale-i Nur is a Commentary of the Holy Quran

The Pen30/09/201414/10/2016

Risale-i Nur is such a strong tafseer, which expresses, explains, and proves the truths of faith of the Qur’an with strong evidence and proof, that it silences the most obstinate...

Articles DIVINE BOOKS Issue 21 OPINION Qur'an

The Miraculous Inimitability of the Word of Allah

Hasan Spiker30/09/201422/12/2016

The Qur’an is the inimitable, eternal Divine address to mankind. *This article is the transcription of a talk given in a workshop. The Qur’anic Miracles (al-Mu’jizatul Qur’aniyya) is one of...

Issue 21 Sahabas Sunnah

Leadership and Modesty

İdris Tüzün30/09/201408/11/2016

Humble leaders become successful and, more importantly, attain the pleasure of Allah Subhanahu wa Taʿala. Modesty means ‘not to hold high esteem of oneself,’ and ‘not to belittle others.’ It...

EDITOR Issue 21

Editor’s letter: a strong tafseer of the Qur’an

Yunus Emre Pehlivan30/09/201410/11/2014

As you know Imam Said Nursi (ra)’s Risale-i Nur treatises are the basic sources of our magazine. In every issue we present you various articles that benefited from Risale-i Nur....

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.