“Either Truthfulness or Silence”
"Either truthfulness or silence". That is, there are two ways, not three. That is, not either the truth, or lies, or silence. Only two ways, either truth or silence…. (Damascus...
Being Young In This Century
Yesterday I saw a group of young boys. They were at least seven or eight in total. I guess they were at high-school. These days were Ramadan. They had sandwiches...
Final Declaration of The Third International Bediuzzaman and Risale-i Nur Symposium
All the positive sciences, which are the reflections of 'Alim (Knower) divine name of Allah, absolutely through their special language have been witnessing the existence and uniqueness of Allah. Due...
Respect for Humanity (2)
Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it, that is shortly kindness and compassion, corner stones of civilization and humanity. Civilization, this term and...
Youth and the Qur’an
Before Qur’an’s great transformation, the life in the Arab peninsula was harsh and hard in terms of not only geographical or physical but also moral and spiritual conditions. The religion...
The True Meaning of Youth
Not long born; still in the first part of life, not old; juvenile, having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; weak… The literary meaning of “young”… Apart from these meanings Islam gives...
Zuhd and Administration
Asceticism means not to appreciate and enjoy the world and its properties. In many verses of the Qur’an and the ahadith of the Prophet, the love of the world is...
The Republic
They asked me at the court: “What do you think about the Republic?” I replied: “As my biography which you have in your hands proves, I was a religious republican...
Seventy Eight
Benjamin was in a sombre mood with his face full of sadness. He had remembered those days again. Thinking of it, a deep sorrow and grief invaded his heart. He...
Two Solutions for Islamophobia
THE PROPER PRESENTATION AND THE EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION (TABLIGH AND TAMSIL) Although Islamophobia we notice as a concept in Europe since the 8th century, the period the Muslims reached the borders...