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ISLAMIC WORLD Sunnah

The illness of the century: Double standard

Arif Emre Gündüz25/12/201725/12/2017

According to the dictionary, the word 'standard' means, "a level of quality or achievement, especially one that people generally consider normal or acceptable." Starting from this meaning of ‘standard,’ we...

Issue 28 Sunnah

Is the intercession a reality?

İdris Tüzün25/12/201724/05/2018

Sayyid Sharif Jurjani defines intercession in Tarifaat as follows: “Shafā’t (Intercession) is to ask forgiveness of sins which are serious crimes.” Tahanawi defines as “To ask through supplication that someone,...

Issue 28

You cannot achieve your goal by wrong means

Muhammed Zakir Çetin25/12/201724/05/2018

Islam will last for eternity, for it comes from the Qur’an which is called the eternal word. It is only possible to free ourselves as nation from the ugly oppression...

Issue 28 Sunnah

If you give up Sunnah, you perish

Enes Çalık25/12/201725/12/2017

Historically, the Islamic World has seen various periods of serious crises. The current period which we live in is also in a serious crisis. This crisis has both material and...

EDITOR Issue 28

The main road of the Ahl al-Sunnah leads to the guidance of Allah

Yunus Emre Pehlivan05/10/201728/09/2021

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah, Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the ummah never unanimously agrees on misguidance. The muslim ummah has done what the...

EDITOR Issue 28

The Pen 28th issue

The Pen05/10/201725/12/2017

Editor's Letter: The main road of the Ahl al-Sunnah leads to the guidance of Allah Yunus Emre Pehlivan If you give up Sunnah, you perish Enes Çalık You cannot achieve your goal...

News&Events

We have not, and will never forget!

The Pen15/07/201722/05/2018

We have never forgotten the villainous coup and occupation attempt that targeted our motherland which is the hope of the world, the shelter of the oppressed and victims. We will...

Issue 27

Namazgâh and prayer in the open field

Mustafa Yılmaz16/06/201719/11/2018

The word “namazgâh” – which means ‘place of prayer’ – is a compound of Persian word ‘namaz’ and preposition ‘gâh’ – which mean prayer and place respectively. Muslims have esteemed...

Issue 27

Cambodian Muslims

Zafer Zengin16/06/201722/05/2018

I went to Cambodia as the volunteer of Hayrat Aid during the Qurban organization in 2016. I set off on this journey wishing to personally join in aid activities and...

Issue 27

End the story of interest rates

Ahmet C. Gülenay16/06/201722/05/2018

Oil exporting and oil importing Muslim countries can end the story of interest rates together To understand the structure of interest rates in today’s world, it is very imperative to...

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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.

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