How does the divine hadith “I am as My slave thinks of Me.” apply to believers and nonbelievers?
Killing the Nafs vs Training It
Which is superior: to kill one’s nafs or to train it?
Eighth Word – Part 2
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
“I am as My slave thinks of Me.”
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
Eighth Word – Part 1
If you would like to understand this world and the human soul within it, and the nature and values of religion for the human being, and that this world is a prison if his religion is not true, and that “يا الله” [O Allah] and “لا إله إلا الله” [There Continue Reading
Why we shouldn’t fear death
The thought of death usually invokes feelings of anxiety and fear, but is it really something to fear about? What is the Islamic viewpoint of death? There is a beautiful explanation of this in Parts from the work ‘The Testimonial of Two Schools of Misfortune’, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi – Biography Continue Reading
Science and Philosophy
What does the Risale-i Nur say about philosophy and science?
Remembering Death
Death is a reality that we shouldn’t forget.
Seventh Word
Belief in God and the day of resurrection, and worship.
-By Ustadh Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
Submission to God makes you free
How does selling yourself and your property to God make you free?