Monthly Archive

01 Jan

Issue 45 (January - March 2004)

Bediuzzaman Said Nursi

54728

Is the Creation of Evil Evil?

TWELFTH LETTER The creation of evil is in no way evil, it is the committing of evil that is evil. Man is endowed with free will and God enables man's willed actions. Therefore, it is man's willing an... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 45 (January - March 2004)

Ahmet Guc

65682

Satanism and Youth's Quest For Identity

Briefly defined as the worship of Satan as if he were God, Satanism is the name given to a reaction that basically started in the 1880s in such countries as France, England, Germany, and especially in... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 45 (January - March 2004)

Suleyman Eris

58342

The Concept of Prayer in Said Nursi's Works

One of the most famous Turkish Islamic scholars of the last century was Said Nursi. Nursi, who had a great influence on Turkish people, wrote over 50 books and spent most of his life behind bars. Toda... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 45 (January - March 2004)

Harun Avci

48338

The Power of Perspective

Can be restructured and converted into occasions that might work in the favor both of the individual and of humanity. Most of the people who have had a significant positive influence on history and wh... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 45 (January - March 2004)

The Fountain

55422

Religion, Violence, and Reconciliation

Thomas Petriano, Ph.D, is the chairperson of the Religious Studies Department of St. Joseph's College in Patchogue, NY. He teaches comparative religions, as well as courses in Christian Studies. He ha... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 45 (January - March 2004)

Hikmet Isik

51347

How should we react to the evil thoughts and desires?

Q: How should we react to the evil thoughts and desires whispered by Satan? A: Involuntary evil thoughts, fancies, or associations of ideas usually are the result of Satan's interference. Just as a b... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 45 (January - March 2004)

Michael Starzinski

54494

Pearls of Wisdom

This book is a compilation of some of the wise sayings of M. Fethullah Gulen, each of which is a criterion or pearl of wisdom This work by M. Fethullah Gulen is a continuation of a long tradition of ... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

The Fountain

55535

Editorial (Issue 46

Can you imagine a baby, newly delivered and handed over to the mother, feeling hate and regret emanating from the mother? This would be an extremely rare, unnatural event, one that would only occur un... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

M. Fethullah Gulen

57580

Love for Humankind

Love is an elixir; a human lives with love, is made happy by love and makes those around him or her happy with love. In the vocabulary of humanity, love is life; we feel and sense each other with love... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Dr. Steve Sablack

58075

Emotional Intelligence

Research has shown that Intelligence Quotient (IQ) alone is not a guarantee of success in life. Today, you need a high IQ plus a high Emotional Quotient (EQ) to ensure development as a “whole person.”... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Alphonse Dougan

61884

Understanding Prophet Muhammad Beyond the Stereotypes

“None of the great figures of history is so poorly appreciated in the West as Muhammad.”W. Montgomery Watt Michael Hart received much heated criticism from some of his readers when he listed Prop read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Baha Abushagra

32531

Celestial Reflections

In cosmic jargon, a planet is said to be at “opposition” when the Sun is on one side of the Earth and the planet is on the opposite side. On 27 August 2003, the Sun, Earth, and Mars lined up in rare o... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Mustafa Tabanli

35554

The Book of Daniel

In this work we focus on the character analysis of Daniel as a man chosen by God. The King James’s Bible was used as the main text. We have tried to understand the text within its own context, indepen... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Dr. Sami Polatoz

76681

The Golden Ratio

It is very obvious that there is an amazing system at work in the universe. Words are usually insufficient to explain this perfection. Therefore, one must refer to the different language and approach ... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Dr. Zeki Saritoprak

36159

A Nursi Reader - Be Kind to Your Parents

In this series of articles, A Nursi Reader, the aim is to present the thoughts of the famous Islamic scholar Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (1877-1960) on a variety of topics, using his own writings. As a pro... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Hakan Ufuk

51815

Genomes and Languages

Languages are actually not that different from genes. Just as you would expect events like the Barbarian Migrations of the 5th century, or the Bubonic plague of the 14th century to leave marks on the ... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Rosemary Steel

46161

Discussions on the Meaning of Life

One day a traveler in the desert was being pursued by a ferocious animal; he saw in front of him a disused well, the depth of which was sixty meters. He jumped in without looking to see what was at th... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Fatih Gelgi

35057

Artificial Intelligence vs. the Mind

In the last fifty years, computer technology has led a new discussion centered on Artificial Intelligence (AI) vs. the mind. The main aim in AI is to construct systems which behave in ‘logical’ ways a... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Osman Cakmak

34268

How Did the Earth and Sky, Having Once Been Attached, Part?

Books concerned with cosmology compare all the characteristics of the period that followed the six phases of creation with the current features of the universe. This period was when matter was given i... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Omer Said Gonullu

32856

The Age of the Earth

Methods of Measuring the Earth’s Age All methods of estimating “time” use the same principle: measuring the velocity of natural processes that show continuity over time. One of the most advanced meth... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Dogan Koc

52660

A Moment for Reflection

The Generosity of ‘Ali ibn Abu Talib (May God be pleased with him) One day Ali ibn Abu Talib was working in the date orchard. After a long day’s work he loaded a sack of dates on his camel, and head... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Hasan Aydinli

66891

The Effect of Television in the Early Years

Among the greatest inventions of the twentieth century are devices of mass communications. Every invention can have either a positive or a negative effect, depending on how it is used. TV is one of th... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Hikmet Isik

55159

What is the purpose of death?

Although we are confined in this impermanent material world, every one of us has an inborn feeling and yearning for eternity. Our desire for the eternal life is so great that the whole universe would ... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 46 (April - June 2004)

Etga Ugur

59557

Turkish Islam and Secular State: The Gulen Movement

The public role of religion is a source of controversy in almost every corner of the world in the contemporary age. The headscarf issue in France and Turkey, the Ten Commandments monument case in Alab... read more..

01 Apr

Issue 47 (July - September 2004)

The Fountain

33861

Editorial (Issue 47)

For years his poetry has been at the top of the bestsellers list. His audience span now covers not only North America, but also the entire world. Special groups of his admirers have formed for poetry ... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 47 (July - September 2004)

M. Fethullah Gulen

65887

Jalaladdin al - Rumi

There are some significant personalities who with the help of their voice and breath, their love and excitement, and their promise for humanity always remain fresh and alive over the course of centuri... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 47 (July - September 2004)

H. Huseyin Erdem

61077

Radiocarbon Dating and Questions

Libby’s discovery, now known as the carbon-14 (or radiocarbon) technique, was a method that could be used to determine the age of organic remains. In the following years, archeologists used this techn... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 47 (July - September 2004)

Imran Sabir

39871

Revelation: A Panacea for Social Problems

This world is the abode of the human being, and it is a place in which we face many problems throughout our life. The problems that we face may be of diverse natures and of variant types, but all can ... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 47 (July - September 2004)

Firat Kocol

31785

When a Finger Moves

The moment I want to move my finger, a large number of neurons in my brain start sending each other small electrical impulses. These impulses travel from my brain to the rest of my body through the me... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 47 (July - September 2004)

Alphonse Dougan

53992

The Question of Lifestyle in Interfaith Relationships

A common expression used in “explaining” an apparent animosity among the members of different faiths is to say that “they are opposed to our lifestyle.” While this phrase is used often and carelessly,... read more..

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Monthly Archive

Is the Creation of Evil Evil?

Satanism and Youth's Quest For Identity

The Concept of Prayer in Said Nursi's Works

The Power of Perspective

Religion, Violence, and Reconciliation

How should we react to the evil thoughts and desires?

Pearls of Wisdom

Editorial (Issue 46

Love for Humankind

Emotional Intelligence

Understanding Prophet Muhammad Beyond the Stereotypes

Celestial Reflections

The Book of Daniel

The Golden Ratio

A Nursi Reader - Be Kind to Your Parents

Genomes and Languages

Discussions on the Meaning of Life

Artificial Intelligence vs. the Mind

How Did the Earth and Sky, Having Once Been Attached, Part?

The Age of the Earth

A Moment for Reflection

The Effect of Television in the Early Years

What is the purpose of death?

Turkish Islam and Secular State: The Gulen Movement

Editorial (Issue 47)

Jalaladdin al - Rumi

Radiocarbon Dating and Questions

Revelation: A Panacea for Social Problems

When a Finger Moves

The Question of Lifestyle in Interfaith Relationships