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ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 18

The role of civil society in struggling against Islamophobia

A.Cihangir İşbilir03/05/201321/11/2016

Islamic non-governmental organizations should develop projects for enhancing the mechanisms of appropriate promotion and efficient representation in every field and on every topic of Islam in the fight against Islamophobia....

Nationalism In the light of Risale-i Nur

Muhammed Zakir Çetin03/05/201308/11/2016

Nationalism and ethnic conflicts is one of the most grieving agonies that the Islamic world is experiencing. The position of Islam on the issue needs to be highlighted and stressed...

EDUCATION INTERVIEW Issue 17

A Risale-i Nur course in Sudan

The Pen08/04/201308/04/2013

The Sudan Turkish Students Association organized a course under the title of “A Personal Development Course with the perspective of Risale-i Nur” in Khartoum University between June 9, 2012 and...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 17

The Outcry of Rohingya!

The Pen08/04/201331/08/2016

Until 1784, the Rohingya Islamic Sultanate, which was founded just 23 years after the conquest of Istanbul (1476), was ruled by 26 kings. It was then occupied by Burma between...

A Garden of Truths Issue 17 Sahabas

The Principles of Happiness

The Pen25/03/201303/05/2014

By Ahmad Masud The only true happiness, not only in the hereafter but also in this world, is to be found within the boundaries of the Sunnah of the Prophet...

INTERVIEW ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 17

Turkey may pose a good model for its region

The Pen25/03/201321/11/2016

Interview with Dr Mohammad Siddik* TP: Africa has been subject of colonization and exploitation so far. Do you think the engagement of Turkey in Africa will bring prosperity to both...

Scholars

Lessons of Wisdom from Abu Wuhaib (R)

Zafer Zengin12/03/201314/10/2014

Abu Wuhaib (R) was a fountain of wisdom for the Muslims of his time as well as those of later centuries with the life that he led. The original name...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 16 Sunnah

A Garden of Truths

The Pen01/01/201303/06/2014

Islamic Unity "The greatest obligatory duty in this time is to work for the Islamic unity. The aim and objective of the unity are to vibrate such a long luminous...

Issue 16 PORTRAITS

Sheikh Shamil, the Eagle of the Caucasus

Feridun SAMIL01/01/201307/04/2015

As a Muslim leader whose country had been exposed to the occupation of a foreign country, Imam Shamil carried out a legendary defence war and protected his country’s honour. Imam...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 16

THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF TURKEY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA

The Pen01/01/201321/11/2016

By Dr. Mohammad Siddik, MA* A model for sustainable development. A joint cooperation between Turkey and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Jeddah. Background In a quick survey of the conditions...

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.