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HUMAN RELATIONS OPINION

Know before you talk

Murad Nureddin13/02/201523/03/2015

Talking just for fun will only waste our time. It is one of the causes of corruption of the tongue. Prophet Muhammad (saw) said: "One of the signs of goodness...

OPINION

Unending war against lower self

Yunus Emre Pehlivan13/02/201523/03/2015

Our struggle against our nafs al-ammara (evil commanding lower self) is an everlasting fight that will only end when we die. Lower self (i.e. nafs al-ammara) always commands the evil....

Issue 22

The Pen 22nd Issue

The Pen04/02/201529/06/2021

The Pen 22nd Issue Bediuzzaman and Risale-i Nur In this special edition of The Pen Magazine you will read pieces about Imam Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and his Risale-i Nur treatises. A...

FAMILY OPINION

Our Beloved Ones: Children

Murad Nureddin15/01/201513/02/2015

Children are a blessing from Allah (swt). As they are innocent and sinless, they can be directed into righteous people with a positive approach. We should always try to treat...

DIVINE BOOKS

Acoustic Miracle of the Holy Quran

Muhammed Güç15/01/201523/03/2015

The Holy Qur'an is the word of the Lord of the worlds. Qur’an is the ocean of miracles and the interpreter of this secret universe. It is the sacred map...

OPINION WORSHIP

Misfortunes help man do his real duty

Yunus Emre Pehlivan15/01/201513/02/2015

A monotonous life in ease and comfort would make the man forget his duty in this world. Sicknesses or disasters make him remember that duty. The man was created to...

Allah OPINION

Witnessing the Existence

Mustafa Latif Çobankaya15/01/201513/02/2015

Absolute nonexistence of something cannot be proved and cannot be witnessed; unless its existence is limited to some place and time. In other words, if I say there is not...

EDUCATION Issue 21 Sunnah

Amirs of the People of Paradise: Huffaz of the Qur’an

F.Rufeyde Saftekin05/12/201402/05/2016

Huffaz* are the beloveds of our Prophet who praised them many times. Huffaz are the servants of the Qur’an and the actual manifestations of the kalām (word) of Allah Subhanahu...

Allah Issue 21

Does Allah have any physical form or shape?

The Pen05/12/201402/01/2015

Attributing a form to Allah Subhanahu wa Taʿala is haram (prohibited). It is not possible to grasp the entity of Allah (swt), because “there is none comparable unto Him,” (Ikhlas,...

EDUCATION Issue 21

Common Mistakes in Child Education

Feyza Bilir24/11/201402/05/2016

We must love our children despite everything and raise them for both this world and the hereafter. In this life of anxieties and troubles, a safe haven and a place...

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.