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We need the supplication of Prophet Ayyub alayhissalam

Yunus Emre Pehlivan28/12/202205/01/2023

Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi points at "five subtle points" of the supplication of the hero of patience (ṣabr), namely the ProphetAyyūb ‘alayhi’s-salām, in the Second Flash of his book “the...

2022 HEADLINES

The Story of Yunus alayhissalam

Yunus Emre Pehlivan16/12/202219/12/2022

In his book “the Flashes”, Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi draws our attention to "two important aspects" of the supplication of Yūnus ‘alayhi’s-salām. As you remember the supplication of Yunus alayhissalam...

2022 Allah HEADLINES

Nature and Creation

The Pen26/10/202219/12/2022

The naturalist view on the existence is beyond the realm of possibility. Those upholding the naturalist position assume that the non-physical laws governing the cosmic systems are physical substances. They...

2022 HEADLINES

Being Sincere in Muslim Life

The Pen25/10/202219/12/2022

By Raudlotul Firdaus Fatah Yasin We live in a secular modern time which is really challenging for Muslims due to its deconstructionist sentimental character. It has first questioned the morality...

2022 HEADLINES

Unhappy Questions, Happy Answers

The Pen28/09/202219/12/2022

Fortunately, there are students who ask questions. And fortunately they have teachers who answer. Isn't life actually made up of questions and answers? In the past, life and the things...

2022 Editor's Picks

The balance of the world and the hereafter

The Pen28/09/202219/12/2022

Hifa Ozdemir We humans, who were created as the most honored of creation[1], have responsibilities not only for the world, but also for the Hereafter. However, it is also a...

2022 Editor's Picks

Spiritual dynamics of work and success

The Pen28/09/202219/12/2022

Ahmet Husrev Acar Having a purpose brings people to effort. When we look around us carefully, we see that the beings are in a wonderful functioning and perfect activity. Everything,...

2022

The most noble creation: Human

The Pen28/09/202219/12/2022

Ahmet Efendi Perhaps the most fortunate of all humanity in realizing the greatness of the created world should be the people of this age. Because the developments in the field...

2022

Did you say “Value” of human?

The Pen28/09/202219/12/2022

Ibrahim Saritas Knowledge is to know knowledge, Knowledge is to know yourself. If you don't know yourself, What do you read for [i.e. study for]? We take faith lessons on...

Issue 36 Qur'an

This is the Book

The Pen15/12/202117/12/2021

Ahmet Hüsrev ÇELİK They say belief is acknowledgment with the tongue and affirmation with the heart. The approval of the heart certainly has something to do with the satisfaction of...

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.