Issue 27 – The Pen Magazine

Issue 27

Namazgâh and prayer in the open field

Mustafa Yılmaz16/06/201719/11/2018

The word “namazgâh” – which means ‘place of prayer’ – is a compound of Persian word ‘namaz’ and preposition ‘gâh’ – which mean prayer and place respectively. Muslims have esteemed...

Issue 27

Cambodian Muslims

Zafer Zengin16/06/201722/05/2018

I went to Cambodia as the volunteer of Hayrat Aid during the Qurban organization in 2016. I set off on this journey wishing to personally join in aid activities and...

Issue 27

End the story of interest rates

Ahmet C. Gülenay16/06/201722/05/2018

Oil exporting and oil importing Muslim countries can end the story of interest rates together To understand the structure of interest rates in today’s world, it is very imperative to...

Issue 27

The principles of administrative mentality in Islamic civilization

Emre Araci16/06/201722/05/2018

Administration has come until today as a phenomenon from the time of the Prophet Adam (as). It has seemed as one of the most basic needs of humanity, because the...

Issue 27

Achieving and safeguarding sincerity

Receb Said Yıldırım16/06/201719/11/2018

Meditation on death: an effective means of achieving and safeguarding sincerity Today we will read a part from the Epistle on Sincerity [from Risale-i Nur], which our Ustaz [Bediuzzaman Said...

Issue 27

Intention

Muhammed Zakir Çetin16/06/201719/11/2018

Our Prophet said, “The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions.” 1 Imam Bediuzzaman explained the matter of intention as follows: “This matter of intention is the result of my...

Issue 27

Destruction is easier; the weak become destructive

Muhlis Körpe16/06/201722/05/2018

“The existence of all parts is the condition for the existence of the whole. Nonexistence, however, occurs with the lack of one part. Destruction is easier. For this reason, the...

Epistles Issue 27

The most powerful case

The Pen16/06/201701/03/2018

[Corporeal resurrection is the most powerful case and reality manifest in this world] “The Sixth Proof of Faith” from the Risale-i Nur Corpus The Ninth Reality: The gate of bringing...

Articles Issue 27

The nature of the Risale-i Nur and its place in Islamic history

The Pen22/03/201725/12/2017

The Hayrat Publishing Translation Committee What type of book is the Risale-i Nur? Many new readers of The Book of Light, especially in translation, note that it is not easy...

Issue 27

Answers to the slanders against Imam Nursi

Said Yavuz22/03/201722/05/2018

Recently, especially after the coup attempt on July 15th, some smart (!) people have started to smear the distinguished personality and blessed cause of Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, who is a real...

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.