An Introduction to Said Nursi

An Introduction to Said Nursi
Title An Introduction to Said Nursi PDF eBook
Author Ian S. Markham
Publisher Routledge
Pages 207
Release 2016-04-15
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1317181603

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Contemporary Islamic thinkers are often studied sociologically rather than as theologians. There are many accessible introductions to Christian theologians, but very few such studies of Islamic thinkers. This book, and this series, seeks to change this situation: offering new introductions to influential Islamic thinkers and engaging, at the level of ideas, with the rich depths of contemporary Islamic theology. This book introduces to the English-speaking world the leading modern Islamic thinker Said Nursi (1878-1960) - who has some nine million followers in modern day Turkey and around the world. After an opening chapter that provides an overview of his life, the next four chapters outline the theology of Nursi on God, the Qur'an, the West and Politics. The final section provides an invaluable resource of readings from Nursi's most important writings. Providing an introduction to a major form of Islam which is committed to non-violence, dialogue and constructive relationships with the West, this is the first student textbook to introduce a contemporary Islamic theologian in a systematic way.

Islam in Modern Turkey

Islam in Modern Turkey
Title Islam in Modern Turkey PDF eBook
Author Sukran Vahide
Publisher State University of New York Press
Pages 442
Release 2012-02-16
Genre Religion
ISBN 0791482979

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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.

Spiritual Dimensions of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-I Nur

Spiritual Dimensions of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-I Nur
Title Spiritual Dimensions of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-I Nur PDF eBook
Author Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi?
Publisher SUNY Press
Pages 452
Release 2008-07-24
Genre Religion
ISBN 9780791474747

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The Nur community is one of the most significant religious and social movements in contemporary Turkey, with millions of adherents and a strong institutional and educational system throughout the country. This volume presents a picture of its spiritual dimensions by focusing on the ideas of its founder, Turkish theologian Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (1877-1960). Prominent scholars in contemporary Islamic studies and comparative spirituality examine the various facets of Nursi's spirituality as revealed in his magnum opus, Risale-i Nur, which began to take shape in the 1920s and is considered Nursi's deep reflection on the Qur'an in light of rapidly changing conditions in Turkey. Nursi argued that Islam must be organically linked to empire in order to preserve its identity in the modern era, fostering a spiritual tradition that has steadfastly survived the secular project of Kemalism. Book jacket.

Globalization, Ethics and Islam

Globalization, Ethics and Islam
Title Globalization, Ethics and Islam PDF eBook
Author Ibrahim Ozdemir
Publisher Routledge
Pages 243
Release 2017-03-02
Genre Religion
ISBN 1351932926

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Said Nursi (1877-1960) was an advocate of a form of Islam strongly committed to non-violence and constructive engagement with the West and Christianity. He has six million followers - the Nursi community - primarily in Turkey. Yet many in the USA and Europe are not familiar with his important work; this book seeks to rectify that gap. In Globalization, Ethics and Islam, Jewish, Christian and Islamic scholars reflect upon the achievement of Said Nursi and apply his thought to the complex issues of non-violence, dialogue and globalization.

Said Nursi

Said Nursi
Title Said Nursi PDF eBook
Author Colin Turner
Publisher
Pages 140
Release 2009
Genre Muslim scholars
ISBN 9780198060321

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Modern Interpretation of the Qur’an

Modern Interpretation of the Qur’an
Title Modern Interpretation of the Qur’an PDF eBook
Author Hakan Çoruh
Publisher Springer
Pages 248
Release 2019-04-24
Genre Religion
ISBN 3030153495

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This book analyzes the distinguished modern Muslim scholar Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and the methodology of Qur’anic exegesis in his Risale-i Nur Collection, with special reference to the views of the early Muslim modernist intellectuals such as Muhammad ‘Abduh. It seeks to locate Nursi within modern Qur’anic scholarship, exploring the difference between Nursi’s reading of the Qur’an and that of his counterparts, and examines how Nursi relates the Qur’anic text to concerns of the modern period.

Religion and Social Change in Modern Turkey

Religion and Social Change in Modern Turkey
Title Religion and Social Change in Modern Turkey PDF eBook
Author Şerif Mardin
Publisher State University of New York Press
Pages 282
Release 1989-07-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 1438411898

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