ASSESSMENT OF NURSÎ' S IDEA AND OPINION (İÇTİHAD) ABOUT FORMATION OF PEACEFUL PERSON AND SOCIETY
The article focuses on the idea and opinion of Nursî about the formation of peaceful society. According to Nursî; betterments in the welfare and capability of people and the community are brought about to produce a peaceful and libertarian environment; and this is the environment in which the duties of the people are fulfilled. Nursî hence emphasized the importance of calmness in individual society and revealed that faith and Islamic values carry out great functions. According to him religion is a way of life in agreement with nature. For this reason Nursî's community model is one that is based on religion, centered around belief and Allah's consent to determine the correct actions when dealing with outer and inner world. Sometimes Nursî referred to functionality of God’s attributes in Risale-i Nur which expounds the fascination in the universe as a reflecton of Allah's name "Vedûd". Thus, macro and micro cosmic entities in the universe have gravitational forces in synchrony and fine