Risale-i Nur Commentaries
prayer is an encompassing luminous index of all types of worship and a holy map pointing to the colors of worship of all kinds of creatures. (Ninth Word; Third Subtle Point) Here, Ustadh Bediuzzaman states that prayer, in a way, represents and points to all other forms of Continue Reading
Wisdom behind the timings for prayer (salat)
Love and compassion are two paths leading to God. How do they compare?
What is the meaning of worship and how does compassion draw us closer to God?
Wisdom behind the timing for the five daily prayers.
Click Here for Part 2 And that unfortunate one has harmed himself. Through his lack of perception, he has turned a truth as beautiful as day and a luminous situation into the form of a dark and gloomy suspicion, a hell. He is not deserving of compassion and nor does Continue Reading
How does the divine hadith “I am as My slave thinks of Me.” apply to believers and nonbelievers?
Which is superior: to kill one’s nafs or to train it?
Click here for Part 1 So this blessed intelligent man travels. But he does not suffer from distress like his brother since he thinks about beautiful things and imagines good things, as he is good mannered. He is content on his own. Also, he does not suffer from fatigue and Continue Reading
Sins are usually committed due to the lack of trust/positive view of God. Essentially, God commands us to do something but we think or feel – either consciously or subconsciously – that some other way is “better” as though God does not want the best for us. Common examples: God Continue Reading