Collective Mentality vs. Ego

Collective Mentality vs. Ego

 The Believers are but a single Brotherhood: So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; (Quran 49:10) Work...
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Peace, Love and Brotherhood, Bediuzzaman’s view, Part 2

Peace, Love and Brotherhood, Bediuzzaman’s view, Part 2

From Bediuzzaman's Damascus Sermon: "The thing most worthy of love is love, and the most deserving of enmity is enmity....
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Peace, Love and Brotherhood; Bediuzzaman’s View, Part 1

Peace, Love and Brotherhood; Bediuzzaman’s View, Part 1

Bediuzzaman Said Nursi was an extraordinary man of genuine peace, love, sincerity and brotherhood. He promoted throughout his long life...
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Signs and Proofs in the Natural World

Signs and Proofs in the Natural World

Indeed in the heavens and earth are signs for those who believe. (Qur'an 45:3)  Bediuzzaman's words from The Staff of...
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Bonds through Belief

Bonds through Belief

These are wise words from Bediuzzaman Said Nursi from Mathnawi-i Nuriye on the power of belief to create human kinship. ...
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Messages in the Risale-i Nur Part 2

Messages in the Risale-i Nur Part 2

In our last blog post, we discussed the sort of messages that are in the Risale-i Nur. Part 2 addresses...
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Messages in the Risale-i Nur (Part 1)

Messages in the Risale-i Nur (Part 1)

What sort of messages does the Risale-i Nur give to humanity?  Bediuzzaman Said Nursi was inspired to write this work...
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Celestial Signs: Innumerable Proofs

Celestial Signs: Innumerable Proofs

Then listen to the stars, listen to their harmonious address! See what wisdom has emblazed on the decree of its...
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Islam Means Peace

Islam Means Peace

Islam means peace. This essential disconnection, misunderstanding and profound twisting of God’s Truth is particularly seen in the phrase ‘Islam...
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God, or our Differences?

God, or our Differences?

What do the holy scriptures teach and ask us to do? The scriptures of all the major religions ask us...
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Our Elderly

Our Elderly

  Twenty-First Letter and Twenty-Sixth Flash(Treatise for the Elderly). Let’s reflect carefully upon what Bediuzzaman Said Nursi advises: “Whether one...
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All Signs Point to One Maker

All Signs Point to One Maker

When we observe, contemplate, study and reflect upon the world around us, we become aware of many different “things” in...
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Hope for Humanity (Part 2)

Hope for Humanity (Part 2)

Throughout the Risale-i Nur works Bediuzzaman's clear message is this: hope for humanity lies in belief in God and the...
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Hope for Humanity (Part 1)

Hope for Humanity (Part 1)

In today's world we've witnessed multiple wars, catastrophes, sorrows, widespread hunger and poverty and the devastating illnesses, loss and sufferings...
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To Believe or not to Believe: The Supreme Choice

To Believe or not to Believe: The Supreme Choice

Inability to know and find God. This choice is a great tragedy and results in not only permanent misery for...
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