I could not praise Muhammed with my words; rather, my words were made praiseworthy by Muhammed (SAW).There are three great and universal things that make known to us our Sustainer. One is the Book of the Universe, another is the Seal of the Prophets (Upon whom be blessings and peace), […]
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Bediuzzaman Said Nursi: His Frugality
Frugality is nothing other than the tafsir and elucidation of the sufficiency mentioned above. And to enter the palace of frugality, one must first enter through the door of sufficiency. For this reason frugality and sufficiency necessitate one another. The frugality of mujahids who follow the path of sufficiency taken […]
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi: His Sufficiency (Istighna)
The thousands of incidents throughout Ustad’s life, in which he exemplified sufficiency to all levels of society, have now become a testimonial of sacredness celebrated among the people. More than being a habit during his life, he had made it a kind of madhab, a path to abandon all other […]
Do you know where you are going?
“O mankind! Do you know where you are going and to where you are being impelled? A thousand years of happy life in this world cannot be compared to one hour of life in Paradise. And a thousand years of life in Paradise cannot be compared to one hour’s vision […]
3 kinds of patience
And so, my impatient soul! You are charged with being patient in three respects. One is patience in worship. Another is patience in refraining from sin. And a third is patience in the face of disaster. If you are intelligent, take as your guide the truth apparent in the comparison in […]
I had concluded no trade; the capital of life was all lost
I had concluded no trade; the capital of life was all lost; I came to the road to find the caravan had moved on, unaware. Lamenting, I continued down the road, all alone, a stranger; My eyes weeping, my heart in anguish, my mind bewildered, unaware. Niyazi Misri
Man is transitory, but he was created for immortality
For sure man is transitory, but he was created for immortality, and as the mirror to an Enduring One, and he was charged with duties which produce enduring fruits, and was given a form which is the means to manifesting the impresses of an Enduring One’s enduring Names. In which […]
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi: His Compassion and Kindness
Ustad found the truth from the time of his childhood, Even during the days he used to retreat into caves to hear the cries of his heart and the prayers of his spirit, he had already become gnostic, who attained the pleasures in worship and obedience, tafakkur and contemplation of […]
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi: His Renunciation
One of the most important conditions for the success of a man with a duty, particularly that of a reformer, is renunciation. The eyes and the heart are inclined to scrutinise and watch this important point closely. As for Ustad, his whole life is completely full of brilliant examples of […]
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi: His Iman
الْعُلَمَاءَ وَرَثَةُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ The meaning of this hadith is: “The scholars are the heirs of the Prophets”. The Noble Prophet expresses with great eloquence that being a scholar is no easy matter. For since a scholar is heir to the Prophets; therefore in regards to conveying and spreading the truth […]