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Issue 30

Broken mirrors, broken worlds

Dr Ebuzer Ozkan19/11/201803/05/2019

Through the deceit of illusion, humans suppose themselves to be immortal. The idea of not dying results in seeing the passing of time as only the change of calendar pages,...

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Those who have hardship in wealth, and wealth in hardship

İdris Tüzün19/11/2018

In world history, the time when Allah has given the most bounty is today. For instance, we can eat winter fruit in summer and summer fruit in winter. A middle...

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Essence of the intention

Kudret Uğur19/11/201803/05/2019

Intention, which is an Arabic word, means “a determination to act in a certain way; what one intends to do”.1 It also means “decision of the heart to do something...

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The moment we are most close to Allah

Arif Emre Gündüz19/11/201831/03/2022

Salah (prayer) has a special place among all of the forms of worship for a Muslim, for it is the most important worship which will save the hereafter of a...

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Cooperation and division of labour

Zeyneabidin Yıldırım19/11/2018

Tashreek-i masa‘i means joint effort, cooperation, uniting in labour and working together. Taqseem-i a’mal means division of labour, distribution of work and the specialization of everyone by giving thought to...

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Our duty is to serve

Dr Muhammed Bostan19/11/201819/09/2020

According to the secret of “The master of a people is the one who serves them.” 1 the condition for being a master is to serve. Although the words ‘duty’...

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Four functions of Sunnah

Ali Cirit19/11/201803/05/2019

Sunnah is defined as follows: The way lived in and adopted, tradition, character, creation (disposition) temper, way formed of commands and prohibitions. 1 As a term Sunnah means ‘the entire...

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Answers to the claims of Deism

Mustafa Topöz19/11/201819/11/2018

The claims of the philosophy of deism can be summarized in following two articles: 1. Allah exists. He has created the universe. However, He set up a system which operates...

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The Pen 30th issue

The Pen15/10/201818/09/2019

Editor's letter: The person who has lived the Qur’an in his life the most Yunus Emre PEHLİVAN Answers to the claims of Deism Mustafa TOPOZ Four functions of Sunnah Ali CIRIT Our duty is to...

EDITOR Issue 30

The person who has lived the Qur’an in his life the most

Yunus Emre Pehlivan15/10/201828/09/2021

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah. The Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him) - the entire words, actions and approval attributed to him - is the...

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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.

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