Words

The Words

The Reconstruction of Islamic Belief and Thought from the Risale-i Nur Collection

By Bediuzzaman Said Nursi

Description:

The Words forms the first part of the Risale-i Nur collection, an approximately 6,000-page Qur’anic commentary. In this commentary Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’s main concern is how to save and strengthen one’s religious belief when confronted with the current prevalent materialist philosophy. It does not explain when or why a verse was revealed, but rather the truth that it represents. Subjects discussed are God, resurrection, prophethood, destiny, ego, worship, and how the truth of these matters is revealed through nature. The author also analyzes naturalist and materialist philosophy, as well as scientific theories and findings, and refutes them based on evidence that is clearly apparent in nature itself.

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Said Nursi's Times and Prescribed Cures Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 4326
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and the Risale-i Nur Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 4352
How Muslims Came to Be Dominated Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 3832
Belief, Knowledge of God, and Worship Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 4249
An Outline of Said Nursi's Life After 1925 Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 3623
The Risale-i Nur Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 7916
Foreword Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 3403
Why Said Nursi Wrote the Words Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 3531
A Synopsis of the Main Ideas Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 4502
Conclusion Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 3481
The First Word Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 7554
The Second Station of the Fourteenth Gleam Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 4214
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Twelve Pictures Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 3979
Four Indications and Twelve Truths Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 3754
Conclusion Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 3572
Addendum Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 3412
Part One Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 3661
Part Two Written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi Hits: 3567
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