The Flashes - Hardcover

Bediuzzaman, Said Nursi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9754320470 ISBN 13: 9789754320473

Publisher: Sozler Publications, 1996

Synopsis

About The Book:
The Flashes collection comprises thirty-three parts or "Flashes", which expounding the fundamental truths of the Qur'an and belief, and the Practices (Sunna) of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), from various angles, set forth important principles for both individual and social life. Also included in this collection are the celebrated treatise on Nature and discussion on Divine Self-Subsistence, which lay open the unsound basis of Naturalist and Materialist philosophies, and demonstrate in reasoned and logical manner the necessity of Divine existence and unity. Other sections answer criticisms made by atheists of certain Qur'anic verses and Hadiths. A Further fruit of this Qur'anic way opened up by the Risalei-i Nur is the solving of important 'mysteries' and 'riddles' of existence, before which, despite all their advances, science, philosophy, and pure reason have remained impotent: namely life and the constant activity in the universe, the true nature and purposes of which are discussed in the Thirtieth Flash. In thus solving the purposes of the existence of man and this world, this work demonstrates man's true happiness and progress to lie in the way of Qur'an and the way of God's Messenger, Peace and blessing be upon him.

About Risale-i-Nur Collection:
The Risale-i-Nur explains Islam and belief to modern people in their own terms and according to their own world-view. Analysing both belief and unbelief, Said Nursi used clearly reasoned arguments to prove that the Qur'anic conception of God and His unity, Prophethood and bodily resurrection and all others are the only rational explanations for the existence, humanity and the universe. Using easily understood stories, comparisons and explanations, Said Nursi produced categorical proofs showing that modern scientific discoveries actually support and reinforce the truths of the Religion.

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About the Author

Bediuzzaman Said Nursi was born a century ago, in 1873, in a village in eastern Anatolia, Nurs, from which he received the name Nursi. He received his basic education from the best-known scholars of the district. The extraordinary intelligence and capability of learning that he showed at a very early age made him popular with his teachers, colleagues and the people. When he was sixteen years old, he silenced the distinguished scholars who had invited him to a debate (debate was then a popular practice among scholars). This later recurred several more times with various groups of scholars, and he thereby began to be called Bediuzzaman (Wonder of the Age). The time he spent in education paved the way in his mind for the thought that at a time when the world was entering a new and different age, where science and logic would prevail, the classical educational system of theology would not be sufficient to remove doubts concerning the Qur'an and Islam. He concluded that religious sciences should be taught at modern schools on the one hand, and modern sciences at religious schools on the other. "This way," he said, "the people of the school will be protected from unbelief, and those of the madrasa from fanaticism." After completing a lifetime of almost a century, with every minute spent in the service of faith, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi departed from this world on the morning of March 23, 1960, with complete honor, dignity and victory, leaving behind him the Risale-i Nur Collection that would illuminate this and the forthcoming centuries and a love that would be handed over from generation to generation until eternity.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sozler Publications
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9754320470
• ISBN 13: 9789754320473
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 486