The Medal Maker
And this world’s life is naught but a play and an idle sport and certainly the abode of…
Life
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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…
Master and Disciple: An Essay on Joachim Wach
“Master and Disciple: Two Religio-Sociological Studies” is a paper written by Joachim Wach. At the beginning of the…
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…
A Tribute to Mothers
A mother is a blessed saintly being in her own world. The Ka‘ba is the spirit, meaning, essence,…
Good and Evil in Islam
The relationship between good and evil has always intrigued people, and it is one of the central principles…
Ensoulment: When Does Human Life Begin?
One of the most controversial topics in modern bioethics, science, and philosophy is to try to pinpoint the…
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…
Service-Learning: An Alternative Teaching and Pedagogy
Civic commitment has been a major emphasis of education around the world since ancient times. Public education was…
Trust: An Essential Emotion in Interpersonal Relations and Cooperation
George Eastman, the founder of the Kodak Company, took close-up photographs of wild animals in Africa with a…
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…
Terror and Suicide Attacks: An Islamic Perspective
Frankly, I was happy to accept the request to prepare a foreword for the readers of the present…
When Does Human Life Begin?
Life” incites our feeling of awe. We are unable to expound or arrive at a comprehensive interpretation of…