Bediuzzaman Is A Thinker Who Devoted Himself To Explaining The Qur'an

Another message to congratulate the opening of the 11th International Bediuzzaman Symposium was from the Prime Minister of Turkey, Binali Yildirim.

Dear Members of Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture, and dear participants, I greet you all with regards and love and I pray that Allah’s Mercy and Bounty be upon you.

I hope that the 11th Bediuzzaman Symposium will be a means of goodness for our country, our Ummah, and humanity as a whole.

The following words of Bediuzzaman are the clearest expression of a life dedicated to Islam and the Qur’an: “If I see my nation's belief secured, I will not even care about burning in Hell, for while my body is burning, my heart will be as if in a rose garden.”

Therefore the title of this year’s symposium “Positive Action: A faith service through the guidance of the Qur’an and the Sunnah” summarises the life of Ustaz Nursi in the best way. He was a man with a cause, an enlightened man who dedicated his life towards explaining the Qur’an and its universal messages to the whole of humanity.

Today, sadly we witness conflicts and sectarian violence at a regional and global level due to misinterpretation of Islam, the Qur'an and the Sunnah. These deviant structures which claim to own the cause of Islam have become a large thorn in the side of the Muslim community and under different names and masks.

ISIS in the Middle East and FETO in Turkey have killed many and tried to relate these to their so-called cause in the name of our sacred religion. Abusing religious feelings and sensitivity due to belief, these emergent organisations have only served evil.

We must show our line in the fight between truth and falsehood until the doomsday as we have done so far. We must show this effort in the name of being a droplet from the sea of truth.

With these feelings and thoughts, I hope that the 11th International Bediuzzaman Symposium will be a means of goodness and I thank all who participated in the organisation of this event.