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Knowledge towards Constructive Action Nursi’s First and Last Moral

In his last letter to his students Nursi starts with an exemplary sentence: “Our duty is to act positively, and it is not to act negatively”. The first duty assigns his disciples to act constructively which is expressed as “positive action”; whereas the second one recommends avoiding violence which expresses as “negative action”. We need to spend time to reflect on these statement as to what they mean and how to realize positive action and avoid negative action. We shall also focus on the letter in order to see how he explains his idea of positive action. In this paper I would like to discuss the principles analyzed in the major works of Nursi called the Risale-i Nur Collection.

The Perception of Personal, Social and Global Security from a Faith Perspective

While discussing security problem and the education of moral values as a solution; we can say that the security problem is the number one problem in the world. The source of the behaviours of violence and terror is the destroyed worlds of minds and spirits. Nowadays we observe a wear and deterioration in the human values based on faith. The education of these values are crucially needed to stop the present pace which threatens the future of humanity and to restore peace again in the society. A faith based education will contribute to and have a positive influence over public security.

Faith and Human Perfection in the Modern Age: Nursi’s Aspects

Human perfection has been an important problem for centuries. People tried to get a perfectness, but sometimes they could not be successful in getting it. In this age Said Nursi, as an important religious figure, attempted to solve this problem or issue. For his aim is to solve and help the problems about unbelief. He explained his ideas about this subject matter in his book The Words at the Twenty-third Word. Just he did in all subjects he used a Quranic verses to explain in this issue. He examines in this chapter the relationship between human kind and his perfection in the context of belief and expresses his ideas in five points. As he exposes ideas about the issue he uses metaphors and then goes to the realities of these metaphors and we find some comparisons between the believer and unbeliever’s circumstances.

Spiritual Dimensions of Human Beings as the Model of Social Life in Nursi's Thought

Social harmony endows the society with peace and tolerance. For this reason, it is very important especially in our world today with global influences and speedy movement of people with different cultures. This paper is an attempt first to elucidate the concept of “spirituality” as understood by Bediuzzaman Sad Nursi, and then try to see how this was achieved in his works called the Risale-i Nur Collection (Risale-i Nur Külliyatı, I shall abbreviate this as Rasâil). My topic requires a number of subjects to be analyzed, such as human nature, and the modes of thought which result from that nature and also how this is reflected on the individual’s life and society. I hope that I can bring many relevant passages from the Rasâil in order to understand how all these concepts are interwoven in these contemporary works.

TODAY IN HISTORY – 59 Years Since The Passing Away Of Said Nursi

On the morning of the 23rd March 1960 in the southern Turkish town of Urfa, the life of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi finally came to a close at the age of 87.

A Hero Spends His Time In Captivity

"This flower is a seal signifying the Most Merciful One"

One spring I was setting out on a journey, a stranger, and deep in contemplation. While skirting a hill, a brilliant yellow buttercup struck my eye.

Then he looks at the rain...

From The Seventh Ray

How was the Fifteenth Ray Written?

The oppression of the oppressors engendered the birth of a masterpiece.

Remembering Mustafa Sungur

Mustafa Sungur (1929-2012)

Positive Action Is Indispensable In Every Muslim's Life

Prof. Dr. Sadi Eren, Igdir University, Turkey