Allah

Allah Issue 12

Ar-Rahman

The Pen18/11/201131/08/2016

EXPLANA TIONS ON ITS MEANING According to Ibn Abbas (RA), “Rahman” comes from the root ‘rahmah.’ “Rahmanurrahim” have rahmah (compassion) on His beloveds by treating with softness, love and gentleness. He...

Allah ONLINE ARTICLES RELIGION & BELIEF SCIENCE

Role of Science in Belief

Salahaddin Özel26/09/201123/05/2014

One of my articles in which I expressed my ideas on the psychological defence of atheists in the face of temporary nature of the life has offended some people who...

Allah Issue 10

The Pen16/06/201131/08/2016

This name is private and particular for Rabb al Alamin[ رب العالمىن], (the Lord of the realms), Who has the most beautiful names and attributes and Who has created the...

Allah DESTINY Issue 9

Why does Allah (SWT) create the evils?

Cemal Ersen15/05/201117/10/2011

Evil means “not good, bad and harmful thing”. As understood from the verse “Allah is the Creator of all things (An’am 102),” the One who creates the evil and good...

Allah Issue 9

Asma-ul Husna

The Pen01/02/201126/10/2021

Almighty Allah orders in the Qur’an: “The most beautiful names belong to Allah: so call on him by them.” (A’raf, 180) The Prophet (PBUH) says, “Allah has ninety-nine Names and...

Allah Issue 8

Why Does Allah Use the Pronoun “We” Instead of “I” Referring to Himself in Some Verses?

The Pen15/12/201007/04/2011

If Allah is the only one God, why does He refer Himself as "we” instead of "I" referring in the Qur’an? • First of all, with the affirmation and witness...

Allah Issue 7

How can We Understand Allah has no Begining and no End?

Salahaddin Özel21/09/201001/04/2011

How can the human being conceive Allah's being Eternal and having no beginning and no end? Created ones are born convicted to the time; they live and die with a...

Allah Issue 7 RELIGION & BELIEF

The Truth of Tawheed

Osman Aktaş05/09/201007/04/2011

Tawheed (oneness of Allah) is to declare and acknowledge that Allah is one; that is, to attribute the source of everything to Him, and to demand everything from Him, to...

Allah Issue 7 LEAD ARTICLE

Proving the Existence of Allah (SWT)

İdris Ferid04/09/201012/04/2011

Islamic theology (Kalaam) tried to prove God's existence only emphasizing on mind, and did not dwell on marifatullah (knowing Allah),. Mysticism (Tasawwuf) by contrast, did not focus on proving the...

A Garden of Truths Allah Issue 7

Do You Believe: A barber’s fallacy

The Pen04/09/201012/04/2011

A man goes to a barber to have his hair cut as he always does and begins to speak to the barber. After speaking about many subjects, their conversation turns...

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.

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