Issue 31 – The Pen Magazine

Issue 31

Lisan al-hal

The Pen18/09/201918/09/2019

Each being has a particular form of speaking, in the language of its state, of the name the Shaper (al-Musawwir), and all creatures speak of the name the Giver of Life (al-Muhyi).

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The fruit that sweetens as it matures: Patience

Zafer Odabaş18/09/201918/09/2019

Patience is the ability to endure the suffering and hardship until the end without any anxiety and clamor. However, the process of patience is not a passive waiting, but an...

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Who are you?

The Pen18/09/201918/09/2019

Those who saw that a lame ant was preparing as if it would take a long road trip asked ‘What gives? Where are you going?’ The ant replied ‘I am...

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Honesty and man

Rıdvan Genç18/09/201918/09/2019

Honesty is a virtue coming to exist in the wake of harmonising of thoughts with the truth. Yes, most of us, my brothers and sisters, confuse the virtue of honesty...

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Keep in mind these five types of worship

The Pen18/09/201925/01/2021

Spiritual struggle against the people of misguidance, which is the most important of struggles Serving a Muslim scholar by assisting him in the spreading of the realities of Islam Serving...

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Electromagnetic waves around us and their influence on health

Dr Serdar Özdemir18/09/201918/09/2019

The use of technology has influenced human health in positive and negative ways. Along with its facilitating daily life, it also makes the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses easier. However,...

From the latest issue Issue 31

Diet in the Age of Bliss

Dietitian Edibe Bekin18/09/201918/09/2019

The human being, created as a miniaturized form of the universe, will be able to reach peace as far as it can understand the laws of creation and apply the...

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Najran Christians

Salim Merci18/09/201918/09/2019

People of Najran city (southwestern Saudi Arabia started to embrace Christianity through Hannân (Hayyân) who traded with Hira (Iraq) in the 5th century. Najran became the main center of the...

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The truths that refute evolution

Prof. Umut Muhammed Said Çavuş18/09/201927/02/2020

The summary of some of the explanations and proofs that refute evolution and prove creation is as follows: Evolution is the existential belief in atheism. Therefore, it is incompatible with...

Epistles Issue 31 Suggested Reading WORSHIP

Key to bliss in this life and in the next

The Pen18/09/201903/05/2021

Despite being undemanding to perform, the Prayer is the key to bliss in this life and in the next. “The Fourth Word” from the Risale-i Nur Corpus In the Name...

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.