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It is worth being in a spiritual struggle with the pen

İbrahim Sarıtaş19/11/201819/11/2018

‘‘Whenever the sounds of swords got louder, and a battle gathered pace, our eyes would search for Rasulullah.’’ says Imam Ali (ra), the Lion of Allah, karramallahu wajhah. We know...

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A subtle point related to two noble hadiths

The Pen19/11/201819/09/2020

The first: The ink expended by the scholars of the truth will on the Day of Resurrection be weighed by the measure of the blood of the martyrs, and be...

Articles Issue 30

Cure to the believers

Zafer Zengin19/11/201820/11/2018

Since it is an interpretation of the Qur’an, the Risale-i Nur is a material and spiritual cure to the believers In our previous articles, we have mentioned the worldly and...

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Keeping one’s promise

Ali Semerci19/11/2018

Many verses of the Qur’an lay emphasis on keeping your promises, fulfilling your oaths and sticking to the agreements you make.1 Just like in every matter of good morals, the...

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One who eats halal does not become rebellious

Receb Said Yıldırım19/11/201803/05/2019

According to our religion, Islam, the concepts ‘halal’ and ‘haram’ solely and exclusively belongs to our Lord, Allah (swt), and they are clearly expressed in our Holy Book, the Qur’an,...

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Broken mirrors, broken worlds

Dr Ebuzer Ozkan19/11/201803/05/2019

Through the deceit of illusion, humans suppose themselves to be immortal. The idea of not dying results in seeing the passing of time as only the change of calendar pages,...

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Those who have hardship in wealth, and wealth in hardship

İdris Tüzün19/11/2018

In world history, the time when Allah has given the most bounty is today. For instance, we can eat winter fruit in summer and summer fruit in winter. A middle...

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Essence of the intention

Kudret Uğur19/11/201803/05/2019

Intention, which is an Arabic word, means “a determination to act in a certain way; what one intends to do”.1 It also means “decision of the heart to do something...

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The moment we are most close to Allah

Arif Emre Gündüz19/11/201831/03/2022

Salah (prayer) has a special place among all of the forms of worship for a Muslim, for it is the most important worship which will save the hereafter of a...

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Cooperation and division of labour

Zeyneabidin Yıldırım19/11/2018

Tashreek-i masa‘i means joint effort, cooperation, uniting in labour and working together. Taqseem-i a’mal means division of labour, distribution of work and the specialization of everyone by giving thought to...

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.