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TRADITION OF SABR (PATIENCE) AND THE POSITIVE ACTION: THE CONTRIBUTION OF SAID NURSI

The Risale-i Nur (Treatise of the Light), the most important Quranic commentary in republican Turkey, reconstructed Islamic thought by synthesizing miscellaneous Islamic traditions of thought to surpass the challenge of materialism emanating from the positivistic conception of modern science and society. The Risale preached a new way of living Islam as the epitome of insaniyet-i kübra (the greatest humanity). It posits its method of service (hizmet) to Islam as “positive action” (müsbet hareket), which means the patient and silent struggle to strengthen the essentials of Islamic belief (Iman) by peaceful means, noninvolvement in politics, and prioritizing religious zeal based on the principles of sincerity and brotherhood rather than a result-oriented course of action. The unique function of the Risale-i Nur in the renewal of belief (tajdīd) and revitalization (iḥya) of Islam inspired and compelled this method owing to the objective constraints imposed upon Muslim societies, and to s

28.03.2019 - Ahmet Yıldız (Text)


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