The capital of life is very little and the work to be done is much. There are spheres like concentric circles for every person, from the sphere of their heart and stomach; the sphere of their body and home; the sphere of their suburb and town; the sphere of their country and nation; the sphere of the globe and humanity; up to the sphere of animate beings and the world, there are spheres one within the other. Each person may have duties in each of those spheres. But the greatest and the most important and permanent duty lies in the smallest sphere; while the least important and temporary duties may occasionally be found in the largest sphere. Using this analogy, the largest and smallest spheres are in inverse proportion to the pertaining duties.

Essays on various facets of Nursi’s spirituality as portrayed in his Risale-i Nur.

TheRisale-i Nur Collection is full of "general principles," not only related to the Islamic Jurisprudence but also to all the fields of Islam or Islamic life and Islamic branches of knowledge. Based on or specially favored with profound wisdom having its source in the Divine Wisdom or the Divine Name of the All-Wise, the Risale-i Nur Collection contains numerous principles, precepts, or maxims which are standards or brilliant criteria enabling people to think, believe, and live according to Islam, and to evaluate and judge things and events in Islam’s light. They also provide people with the essentials or basic principles on which the branches of Islamic knowledge and Islamic science are based. Thus, we have tried to collect many of these principles in this book under certain titles, and in certain parts or sections according to the fields of thought and branches of knowledge to which they have a greater relevance.

This collection of essays written by Thomas Michel offers an insightful and comparative analysis into the life, thoughts and major writings of Said Nursi. It provides insight into a deep conversation taking place between a Catholic priest and a Muslim theologian. This sincere and humble collection of essays will be an indispensable reading for believers of all faiths and backgrounds with an interest in social and contemporary issues. Michel remarks that Nursi called for unity and cooperation between the Muslim-Christian communities fifty years before the Vatican II called upon Christians and Muslims to recognize that they should move beyond the conflicts of the past and work together for the common good to build peace, establish social justice, defend moral values, and promote true human freedom.

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Our Website for Journeys of Discovery Risale-i Nur (Treatise of Light) Training Program http://www.kesifyolculuklari.com http://www.risaleinuregitimprogrami.com Alternative Website: http://www.risaleinuregitimprogramidotcom.wordpress.com Web address of our YouTube Video Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/EdizSözüer BOOK PRESENTATION: The Astonishing and Extraordinary Story of A Genius Who is Admired with His Life The Life of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and Risale-i Nur The Magnificent Activities of a Spiritual School Visual/Interactive Book -Extended Special Version (A Part of “Risale-i Nur (Treatise of Light) Training Program”) We strongly suggest and present this new history of life as an important source to those who regularly read Risale-i Nur as well as to those who want to get some information for the first time. On the one hand, this book will introduce us, who are living in the last-days (of the world), to important personalities whose existence and qualities we need to be aware of, as well as to important books that will be our guides to the truth; on the other hand, it will be a companion and very powerful means of service for us, that will hold our hand and take us to an unprecedented spiritual world, which is called "Risale-i Nur Classroom (Dersane)" and which lets us taste the moral pleasures of Heaven in this world. Short version of the book is already attached to our book entitled "A Journey for the Discovery of an Extraordinary Treasure: Risale-i Nur Training Program". The additional texts which only exist in the special extended version of the book are published only here. The people who read this book, where the life of Said Nursi is written in a different, pleasant and a poem-like style will have quite a lot information about this person, whose books are spread all over the world, and his struggle. This book, with its rich and original content, will show you, in an imaginary fashion, an utterly different world. You will read the astonishing and extraordinary story of a genius who is admired with his life, in the light of information that is brought together from different sources and can’t be found everywhere. You will make acquaintance to the magnificent activities of a spiritual school that has never physically come to existence, Spiritual Medresetüzzehra", which has the capacity of making serious contribution to the mental transformation that we need as a society. You will witness how Risale-i Nur has taken the people from every walk of society under its irresistible astonishing influence with an unprecedented educational campaign despite unfavourable conditions and you will learn how it has taken its place in the arena of science and knowledge as an unprecedented social reality a guide of truth and as a book which rebuilds (the characteristics of) its readers, having them read itself for a lifetime, and you will be trilled and lost in amazement. Furthermore, in this extended version, you will find a very rich content where Bediüzzaman's ideas on politics and government actions and his opinions on M. Kemal are discussed with a very different approach and an intellectual point of view. The epilogue entitled "Your Journey Has Just Begun" of our book, "A Journey for the Discovery of an Extraordinary Treasure: Risale-i Nur Training Program" is included in this work as it contains sensitive, striking and impressive findings, sincerely coming from the depths of the heart, about reading Risale-i Nur and participating in classes of Risale-i Nur. We would like you to accompany us in this imaginary and mental journey of discovery. There is only one fixed price for a ticket of the Journey: A strong sense of wonder in the search for truth. BOOK INDEX * Journeys of Discovery Risale-i Nur (Treatise of Light) Training Program, Based on Academic Work and Supported by Visuals * Declaration on Copyright All Kinds of Free Usage, the Right to Print and Publish * Let’s Get Acquainted with the Books Discovering The Secret of The Universe! * The Life of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and Risale-i Nur THE COMPANIES OF ROAD FOR YOUR PERSONAL VOYAGE * Your Journey Just Begins Now! *Seminar Texts, Presentations and Videos * Our Website for The Journeys of Discovery *Our Books on Explanatory Notes for Risale-i Nur (Texts and Visuals/Interactive) *Our Video Channel for The Journeys of Discovery * Suggested Websites *The Opportunity to Read and Listen Risale-i Nur Round The Clock Wherever You Are *Locations Where You Can Participate in Risale-i Nur Conversations and Classes *Other Academic Training Activities * Author’s Contact Address

Important Information and Presentation: Our book is free. The whole book can be read in “Free Sample” section. It is not necessary to give your credit card information. You can download our book in word or pdf format from the following web addresses: goo.gl/hNIUou or yadi.sk/d/09r41tL9ecYUA You can download the text of our book and its visual/interactive versions from the folder of “Risale-i Nur Explanatory Works” in “English Books and Risale-i Nur Training Program Presentations” section in this address. Besides, you can view or download the files of all of our books, and videos, texts and PowerPoint presentations of our seminars altogether or one by one, from these storage spaces where all of our work on Risale-i Nur (Treatise of Light) are uploaded. In Google Books and Google Play, it is not possible to open and view the links and videos just by clicking them. We suggest that you download the Pdf files from the address we provide before or from Google Books and read them. Our Website for Journeys of Discovery Risale-i Nur (Treatise of Light) Training Program http://www.kesifyolculuklari.com http://www.risaleinuregitimprogrami.com Alternative Website: http://www.risaleinuregitimprogramidotcom.wordpress.com Web address of our YouTube Video Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/EdizSözüer BOOK PRESENTATION: An Attempt to Make Risale-i Nur the Property of Humanity: Explanatory Works Visual/Interactive Book Intellectual infrastructure of Journeys of Discovery Risale-i Nur (Treatise of Light)Training Program, scientific approach and educational philosophy We are inviting you to read this spectacular book where impressive research and analysis are made over "Risale-i Nur Explanatory Works", which outlines the intellectual framework upon which these explanatory works are based and which is written to introduce you the multi-dimensional services made in this area. The main objective of "Risale-i Nur Exploratory Works" activities is the following: "To Spread (the knowledge of) Risale-i Nur, which presents Islam in most rational way appropriate with the understanding of the Epoch, to all sections of the Society and to introduce works that can be understood by people from all levels of education, in a manner, which is enjoyable, easy and effective and to present comprehensively the Quranic truths in the books of Risale-i Nur to academicians and intellectual section of the society in an modern format." In our book, where we provide serious answers to very important questions that we enumerate below, detailed studies are made about what can be done in order to make Risale-i Nur and the Quranic truths contained in it the property of the humanity; solutions are proposed; and concrete works which have been realized are presented. The main titles of these works are as follows: Risale-i Nur Explanatory Text Books, Visually Supported and Descriptive Risale-i Nur Training Program and Visual/Interactive Books, Journeys of Discovery Video Channel, Academic Education Activities. Below are some of the questions we ask and issues we discuss: *Is there a need to explain Qur'an? Isn't Qur'an a self-sufficient book? * Well, why do we need to explain Risale-i Nur? What kind of benefits could this give? * As a Muslim, how restrained should our perspective be about Islamic books and scholars such as the Risale-i Nur, that explain and interpret the Qur’an? * How and in what ways can we become part of a knowledge/science production culture that is free in thinking, based on intelligence/mind, which we should indeed have within the context of an Islamic experience of 1400 years? * On what kind of understanding could Qur'an Civilization be constructed? * How can the science philosophy of the Islamic civilization be rendered operational again? * How could it be possible to evaluate, with an appropriate approach, a Risale-i Nur Student writing a text (about Risale-i Nur)? * On what ground could the foundation of devout understanding be laid? How can we love an imaginary Bediuzzaman? * What should be the attitude of a student of Qur'an and Risale-i Nur towards "generation of Islamic knowledge/science"? * What are the advantageous and more productive aspects of written explanatory texts compared to verbal expressions/narrations? * How could it be possible to really understand a scientific piece of work with high value and to make it the property of humankind? * Is it acceptable to oppose anything new in the name of novelty/innovation? We strongly suggest and present our work especially to regular readers of Risale-i Nur. Subject Index Review Essays * Journeys of Discovery Risale-i Nur (Treatise of Light) Training Program, Based on Academic Work and Supported by Visuals * Declaration on Copyright All Kinds of Free Usage, the Right to Print and Publish * Declaration, Presentation and Promotion of Risale-i Nur and Making Sure that It is Read * Why and How of Risale-i Nur Explanatory Works * A Realistic and Alternative Model in Risale-i Nur Works, That Meets the Needs *An Attempt to Make Risale-i Nur the Property of Humanity: Explanatory Works * Our Responsibilities in the Service of Risale-i Nur * Quran, Risale-i Nur and the Place of the Explanation of Risale-i Nur From the Perspective of Religious Sciences * How shall the dream of Medresetüzzehra be realized? * How Could It Be Possible To Teach Risale-i Nur As A Textbook? * Applied Model of Medresetüzzehra * Analysis of Methods for Introduction of Risale-i Nur and Its Integration into Education System *The Analysis of Religion Lesson’s Text Book Which is Based on Risale-i Nur *Could Loyalty to Islam and to the Science Ever Be Considered As Betrayal to Risale-i Nur? *For A Positive Transformation in Education, Which Method Is Realistic and of Top Priority? * A Style of Explanatory Lecturing For Risale-i Nur, Which is Not Either Exaggerated nor Understated * Risale-i Nur, Civilization of Islam/Quran and Philosophy of Science * How will the Civilization of Islam/Quran be built? What does the Dream of Medresetüzzehra Express? * An Excuse and Explanation and an Important Informing Your Journey Just Begins Now! The Companies of Road for Your Personal Voyage *Seminar Texts, Presentations and Videos * Our Website for The Journeys of Discovery *Our Books on Explanatory Notes for Risale-i Nur (Texts and Visuals/Interactive) * Sample Pages from Visuals/Interactive *Our Video Channel for The Journeys of Discovery * Suggested Websites *The Opportunity to Read and Listen Risale-i Nur Round The Clock Wherever You Are *Locations Where You Can Participate in Risale-i Nur Conversations and Classes *Other Academic Training Activities

Islam in Modern Turkey presents one of the most comprehensive studies in English of the seminal Turkish thinker and theologian, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (1876–1960). A devout Muslim who strongly believed in peacefully coexisting with the West, Nursi inspired a faith movement that has played a vital role in the revival of Islam in Turkey and now numbers several million followers worldwide. While Nursi's ideas have been afforded considerable analysis, this book is the first to situate these ideas and his related activities in their historical contexts. Based on the available sources and Nursi's own works, here is a complete and balanced view of this important theologian's life and thought.