Is it the forces of nature?
Canvas, easel, paint, palette, solvent and oil medium, paint brush, the palette knife, and some general supplies such as paper towels, cups, jars and tape. These are some painting supplies....
Secrets of the cell and Allah
Before I get into the subject, let me ask the following question: How many atoms are there in a human cell? According to the estimation of engineers at the University...
Why disbelief is an absolute crime and does not deserve to be forgiven?
Since disbelief is an insult to the entire universe and to all creatures in its degrading the value of existent beings and in its accusing them of futility, and since...
A counsellor and a guide that never deceives
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah. Illness is a counsellor that never deceives, and a guide and admonisher. The period of affliction and tribulation is very long. Days might feel like weeks;...
What He has done? What He will do?
Allah, the Creator of the worlds, has made Himself known to humans through harmoniously ordered works of art. He has endeared Himself to them by way of the ornamented fruits...
A painting cannot be without a painter
We have a painting in our hand. It is a beautiful oil painting of butterflies fluttering. It is for sure that this painting has been made by a painter. This...
Obedience to Divine Law and obedience to egoistic caprice
The happiness of this world lies in worship and in becoming a soldier of Allāh, as does the happiness of the Hereafter. “The Third Word” from the Risale-i Nur Corpus...
A window of reflection opened to the knowledge of Allah
“The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him.” (Isra, 17:44) A work lets you know its artist Although you have not seen the architect Sinan...
The existence of God
Islam teaches belief in one god, and that this God is not some arbitrarily chosen god amongst other gods, but the beginninglessly eternal reality, the Only God, Who did not...
Head to head with a Darwinian
We were in a program in Sav madrasa in Isparta. One evening an elder brother, Hafiz Bekir, called me and said, “I have an atheist nephew. He is a teacher,...