The Bamboo of Islam
Some personalities are like bamboo, very hard, very tough; they wait, they make one wait, but eventually they…
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What are the greatest dangers and pitfalls that a believer faces, and what precautions can be taken?
Humanity is being tested in this world. Life itself, from the beginning until the end, is full of…
Heart and Mind on Different Sides
The modern age has assumed a split between what is religious and what is worldly, and the Revelation…
Adab: Education of One’s Ego – A Model for Gifted Education
Although some people deny the existence of super talents, rather seeing success as a result of extreme concentration…
The Blessed Three Months in The Life of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
The wonder of the age, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, had an exceptional life of worship. There are many accounts…
The Statue of Our Souls: Revival in Islamic Thought and Activism
Those who have followed Gulen’s world of ideas closely will see that what he wrote or preached 15-20…
A Sacred Phase of Time: The Blessed Three Months
The blessed three months are Rajab, Sha’ban, and Ramadan (the seventh, eighth, and ninth months) in the Islamic…
Two Views of The Apple, Honey and Milk
We humans have a tendency to overlook the marvelous aspects of things we witness regularly. To the parents…
Fields of Certainty as a Unifying Paradigm for Science and Religion
A superficial understanding of science and religion perceives these two fields as being disciplines of different realms. Such…
Good and Evil in Islam
The relationship between good and evil has always intrigued people, and it is one of the central principles…
The Creation of Evil is not Evil: Nursi’s Theological Approach to the Existence of Evil
The recent tsunami and the devastation that it caused-the deaths of more than 300,000 people and the creation…
Rethinking Globalization
Although globalization is a helpful category, there is considerable disagreement about its precise meaning. Many commentators, while conceding…
Interactions between Prophet Muhammad and Christians
The first interaction between Prophet Muhammad and Christians took place when he was traveling to Syria with his…
Is there still a chance for me to be forgiven?
The following Hadith on repentance is narrated in the Hadith collections of both Bukhari and Muslim: Once there…
How should we establish balance with respect to the spiritual and worldly dimensions of our life?
Balance holds a very significant place in every phase of life. Balanced action is necessary over the spectrum…