ISSUE 23 – The Pen Magazine

HUMAN RELATIONS ISSUE 23

Malicious Envy

İdris Tüzün17/08/201501/12/2016

Hasad (envy) leads to unhappiness, bad morality, mischief and even disbelief. The cure: do not envy the worldly things, which are transient; and do not envy the matters of the...

ISSUE 23 WORSHIP

Dua’ in the Qur’an and its importance

Enes Çalık17/08/201530/11/2015

Man's basic duty is iman (belief) and dua’ (supplication). In this piece, we will quote the verses that show how important dua’ (supplication) is in the sight of Allah Subhanahu...

EDUCATION ISSUE 23

How to Arouse Curiosity of the New Generation?

Hasan Hüseyin Yıldırım17/08/201502/05/2016

Curiosity, which urges children to learn, must be promoted in education. Since the fact that ‘curiosity is the teacher of knowledge and need is the master of advancement’ can not...

ISSUE 23

Repentance from secret sins of the heart

Cemal Ersen17/08/201508/11/2016

We must recognize the sins of our hearts -which are, in fact, the cause for many other sins- and repent to our Lord in sincerity. When repentance and asking for...

ISSUE 23 RELIGION & BELIEF

The Food of Lower-Self: Sins

İbrahim Yardım17/08/201501/12/2016

We must constantly be on alert against the sins that feed the lower-self. _______ Sins are like poisonous honey. It tastes sweet at first, but then it gives pain. Illicit...

ISSUE 23

Virtue of justice

Dr Mirza Akmescidli17/08/201524/11/2015

True justice, giving the right holder what he deserves by protecting his right, cannot be achieved through absolute equality. Today, we are in need of the feeling of justice in...

Health&Halal ISSUE 23

Dangers in Supermarket Juices

A.Hayreddin İşbilir17/08/201502/05/2016

Fruit juice production is quite problematic. It is necessary that every substance used in production process must have a reliable halal certificate. If you think that supermarket juices are only...

ISSUE 23 SOCIETY

Fashion: Waste and Arrogance Combined

Lâle Yârâ17/08/201502/05/2016

Fashion harms the meaning of tasattur that serves the dignity of human being and prevents many social problems. The order of tasattur ( covering) of Islam aims at various purposes...

Articles ISSUE 23

My Journey through Risale-i Nur

Nahid Isa Muhammadayn18/06/201514/10/2016

Risale-i Nur explains the divine truths of the Qur’an and Sunnah in a clear and convincing way. Almighty Allah says in the Qur’an, “Allah is the nur (light) of the...

Articles ISSUE 23

Tajdid Duty of Risale-i Nur

The Pen18/06/201514/10/2016

Risale-i Nur is a mujaddid that has done the duty of revival in terms of preserving the tenets of faith. Altınbaşak Academic Research Board Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and Risale-i...

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.