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Issue 26

Whoever forgets Allah forgets his self

Mustafa Topöz19/11/201619/11/2018

I would like to talk about a person. More precisely, I would like to describe a character at some length. Imagine a person; Who only thinks himself, Who says, “As...

Allah Issue 26

Head to head with a Darwinian

Muhammed Zakir Çetin19/11/201619/11/2018

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,...

EDITOR Issue 26

World needs to understand Islam correctly

Yunus Emre Pehlivan19/11/201628/09/2021

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah, As you all know a villainous coup attempt targeted our beloved country, Turkey. This treacherous attempt was against the independence of our nation. It was actually...

Epistles Issue 26

Sincerity: the most important basis, the greatest strength

The Pen14/10/201619/11/2018

The most important basis, the greatest strength, the shortest way to the truth, the spiritual supplication most likely to be accepted, the loftiest character trait and the purest worship in...

Issue 26

The Pen 26th issue

The Pen01/09/201618/09/2019

July – December 2016

Issue 25 OPINION

Frugality and extravagance: an Islamic perspective

Marifatul Haq Yasini04/08/201621/11/2016

Marifatul Haq Yasini The current economic world order has brought a degree of prosperity for some segments of the society in different parts of the globe. However, the damaging consequences...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 25

Tolerance in Islam: the case of Al-Andalus

Gökhan Göl04/08/201604/08/2016

Gökhan Göl History of Conquest of Iberian Peninsula Al-Andalus was the Muslim territory in the Iberian Peninsula and is known for being the center of tolerance in Europe during the...

Issue 25

Bediuzzaman’s advices to the Members of Parliament

Mustafa Topöz04/08/201604/08/2016

Mustafa Topöz After the Independence War, Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, for the sake of Qur’an, Islam and motherland, publishes and distributes a declaration composed of 10 articles in 1923 for...

DIVINE BOOKS Issue 25

Why should I learn the Qur’an?

The Pen04/08/201604/08/2016

Our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) says in his hadith; “The best amongst you is he who learns the Qur’an and teaches it.” (Bukhari, Fadhail ul Qur’an, 21) In another hadith; “A believer,...

Issue 25 SOCIETY

Meaning of the life and how it gains value

Muhammed Yumurtacı04/08/201624/05/2018

Today, we will read a part [from Risale-i Nur] addressing the heart, rather than the mind. From “ayat al hasbiyya” –that is, the verse of hasbunallah wa ni’mal wakiil- It...

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.