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Said Nursi, known also as Said-i Kurdî, was a Kurdish scholar of Islam from Turkey who wrote the Risale-i Nur Collection, a body of Qur'anic commentary exceeding six thousand pages. His focus was on a revival of personal Islamic faith "through study, self-reform and service of others".
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culture · Kurdish scholar of Islam (1877–1960) · theologian · philosopher · Qur'anic exegete · author · Islamic revisionist · Islamicist · politician · also Said Nursî, Said Nursi, Bediüzzaman, Nursî
Born 1877 · Died 23 March 1960 · Q198770
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The fact that there is a unity in everything demonstrates that they are the works and artifacts of a single being. The universe is like a rosebud swathed in a thousand veils of unity. Or it is a single macroanthropos dressed in unities to the number of Divine Names and universal Divine works.
The beauty of a finely worked object points to the beauty of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the craftsmanship points to the beauty of the name which was the source of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the name of the craftsman's art points to the beauty of the craftsman's attributes manifested in that art.
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“The fact that there is a unity in everything demonstrates that they are the works and artifacts of a single being. The universe is like a rosebud swathed in a thousand veils of unity. Or it is a single macroanthropos dressed in unities to the number of Divine Names and universal Divine works.”
“The beauty of a finely worked object points to the beauty of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the craftsmanship points to the beauty of the name which was the source of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the name of the craftsman's art points to the beauty of the craftsman's attributes manifested in that art.”
“The heart does not derive pure pleasure from what is impermanent.”
“Distress teaches vice. Despair is the source of misguidance; and darkness of heart, the source of distress of the spirit.”
“Belief is not restricted to a brief affirmation based on imitation; rather, it has degrees and stages of development. It is like a seed growing into a fully grown, fruit-bearing tree; like the sun's image in a mirror or in a drop of water to its images on the sea's surface and to the sun itself.”
“He who Created the Eye of the Mosquito, also Created the Sun.”
“A village cannot be without a headman, a needle without the one who manufactured it, and a letter without its writer, so how is it that this country so infinitely well-ordered should be without a Ruler”
“The tiny body of a fly is connected with most of the elements and causes in the universe; indeed, it is a summary of them.”
Aydınlık: Said Nursi'nin kitaplarında FETÖ izi: ‘Orijinal risale’ tartışması Nurcuları böldü
JSTOR Daily: Spiritual Dimensions of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risale-I Nur
Onedio: Said Nursî Kimdir, Ne Zaman Doğdu, Şiirleri Neler?
Lettre: Taha Abderrahmane lecteur de Saïd Nursî et d’Emmanuel Levinas
NTV: Bediüzzaman Said Nursi'nin talebesi Hüsnü Bayramoğlu vefat etti
Anadolu Ajansi: UIN Padang resmikan Said Nursi Corner
haberler.com: Ümraniyede Bediüzzaman Said Nursî Paneli Düzenlendi
Star: Said Nursi‘nin mezarının yerini açıkladı
CNN TÜRK: "Said Nursi Hz. Muhammed'in öz torunudur"
Hürriyet: Said Nursî safsatasına dair
Haber7: Hadis, Said Nursî'nin sözü sanıldı
Kadir: Menderes ile Said Nursi'nin ilişkisi
Kadir: Said Nursi idamdan nasıl kurtuldu?
Fred Reed's travelogue describes a journey around Turkey in the footsteps of Said Nursi
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A coup overthrew the democratically elected Democrat Party government, ending a period of relative political freedom in Turkey
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Died 1960-03-23.
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A group of soldiers led by the later right-wing politician Alparslan Türkeş opened his grave and buried him at an unknown place near Isparta during July 1960 in order to prevent popular veneration
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Was allowed to have his writings printed
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Although Said Nursi had rejected and criticised it
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After a short visit to Istanbul, Nursi returned to Van and retreated from public and political life
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Nursi went to Ankara where he was welcomed by the parliament
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But after the World War I started the project became void
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When he was asked what he thought about the idea of appointing Armenians (who were Christians) as Governors in Ottoman States, he reportedly responded that there was no harm of doing this as there was no harm in Armenian
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Nursi became an enthusiastic supporter of the constitutional regime, and published articles in a number of newspapers emphasizing the importance of the Shariah and meşveret (consultation/shura) in Islamic tradition, the
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Born 1877.
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Belief is not restricted to a brief affirmation based on imitation; rather, it has degrees and stages of development. It is like a seed growing into a fully grown, fruit-bearing tree; like the sun's image in a mirror or in a drop of water to its images on the sea's surface and to the sun itself.
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