Monthly Archive

01 May

Issue 123 (May - June 2018)

M. Fethullah Gulen

28292

Our understanding of servanthood to God

Question: In his work, Gulistan, Sheikh Sadi states: “Be soil, so that you grow roses; nothing other than soil can grow roses.” What meanings does this aphorism suggest pertaining to our understanding... read more..

01 May

Issue 123 (May - June 2018)

The Fountain

27252

Science Square (Issue 123)

Scientists build synthetic embryos without eggs or sperm Rivron NC et al. Blastocyst-like structures generated solely from stem cells. Nature, May 2018. A new study reported the production of “synt... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

M. Fethullah Gulen

29182

Talwin and Tamkin (Coloring and Self-Possession)

Meaning coloring, taking on a color, painting, and presenting different views, talwin (coloring) in the Sufi language is an important degree belonging to those who continuously seek to change their st... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

Ceyda Sablak

36306

Photosystem II: Can It Be Applied in Hydrocar Technology?

For hundreds of years, people believed that the sun rotated around the Earth. Similarly, people have misbelieved that the reason for photosynthesis was to convert carbon dioxide to oxygen for humans t... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

Ulan Dakeev, Mariee Cruz Mendoza

33767

Virtual Reality as a Learning Tool in Modern Education

A group of friends are out in the city, shopping. While they are walking down a crowded sidewalk, they hear a siren. That siren is a warning of an attack. People begin to run and scream when the frien... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

Hakan Gok

34713

Albert Camus and Said Nursi on the Problem of Evil

Many atheists suggest that if God exists, there should not be evil, since God, by definition, is omnipotent, omniscient, and benevolent. Therefore, atheists conclude that the existence of evil actuall... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

M. Fethullah Gulen

25946

Bitter Truths and Hopes

Thus far in time, and across different parts of the world, we have witnessed desires to realize a great many disparate notions of freedom, fraternity, and equality represented through differing philos... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

Lara Middleton

41236

How Is Baby Affected If The Parents’ Blood Types Do Not Match?

Happy start Your blood type is one of the least important matters in your life unless you are in a medical situation where blood transfusion is needed. It also matters when you decide to have a baby.... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

Nyri Bakkalian

29136

Curtains in the Breeze

Trauma and memory being the strange things they are, a part of me will always be there. A part of me will always be frozen in time, still a young twentysomething with her heart in her throat on a Beir... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

Beth J. Polazzo

26741

80 Miles

80 miles. 80 long, traffic-filled miles ahead of me. Breathe. Yes. Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale. This isn't working. The call that I have been dreading for over ten years has come. “Andrew is dying... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

Kassandra M. Lighthouse

26360

It’s Not About Where You Break

After watching my father battle a severe mental illness, threaten my family members, and assault a family friend, I called the police on him. It was 11 p.m., the night before Easter. Though most of t... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

Ferhat Ozturk

31535

Honey: The First Wound Healing Agent in Human History

Hay and Su had been hungry for almost a week. Spring was in full bloom, and birds were chirping. Living in a cave was safer and warmer than outside, especially during the long winters. However, the fo... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

Rabbi Larry Seidman

52726

Göbekli Tepe: The World’s First Religious Temple

Discovery In 1963, a team of American and Turkish archeologists surveyed Southeast Turkey, looking for sites of archeological importance. Eight miles from the city of Sanliurfa, they climbed a hill c... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

The Fountain

27175

Science Square (Issue 124)

Magnetic wire could allow early cancer detection Vermesh O. et al. An intravascular magnetic wire for the high-throughput retrieval of circulating tumor cells in vivo. Nature Biomedical Engineering... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

Felix Kaiza

27179

A Global Democratization Formula

One morning, an office friend gets my attention and asks, “Have I (ever) given you this book?” The face on the well-designed cover is familiar. It is that of a thoughtful Fethullah Gülen. My mind fli... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

M. Fethullah Gulen

30350

The Four Most Difficult Virtues

Question: Why are forgiveness, generosity, chastity, and speaking up for truth said to be the four virtues very difficult to accomplish? The following is related in Al-Munabbihat (The Counsel) with r... read more..

01 Jul

Issue 124 (July - Aug 2018)

Justin Pahl

28622

Finding Faith in Difficult Times: Ten thinkers on the writings of Said Nursi

Many western readers are unfamiliar with Bediüzzaman Said Nursi, an Islamic scholar who wrote mostly in the first half of the twentieth century. Those few who are familiar with Nursi – who know that ... read more..

01 Sep

Issue 125 (Sep - Oct 2018)

The Fountain

24409

Editorial (Gratitude)

Who are we? How do we define ourselves? Where do we place ourselves within the context of current events and tribulations we face? While pointing to the changing dynamics of the times, this issue’s le... read more..

01 Sep

Issue 125 (Sep - Oct 2018)

M. Fethullah Gulen

32043

The Dynamics of a Changing World

Today’s generations will leave aside their material, and even spiritual, expectations by sacrificing their own whims and desires, choosing to live for others rather than themselves. From day one, read more..

01 Sep

Issue 125 (Sep - Oct 2018)

Dr. Ibrahim B. Syed

30608

The Honeybee

The three monotheistic religions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam extensively mention bees and honey in their scriptures. For instance, Chapter 16 of the Qur’an is titled “The Bee.” Other religions al... read more..

01 Sep

Issue 125 (Sep - Oct 2018)

Momina Naveed

77169

The Boycott: How the Prophet and Early Muslims Responded to the Oppression

When some of the earliest Muslims faced a devastating boycott, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) turned not to violence, but to faith and brotherhood. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, read more..

01 Sep

Issue 125 (Sep - Oct 2018)

Atif Yorulmaz

29354

Alzheimer’s: Causes and How to Prevent It

As human life expectancy has grown longer, it has led to the emergence of disease that were once quite rare. One of these is Alzheimer’s. At the beginning, Alzheimer’s manifests as a decrease in overa... read more..

01 Sep

Issue 125 (Sep - Oct 2018)

Allen S. Maller

31133

Ramadan and Yom Kippur: Why Afflict Ourselves By Fasting?

Jalal al-Din al-Rumi taught, “Ritual prayer can be different in every religion, but belief never changes” (Fihi Mafih). In the light of this insight I would like to share why I think of myself, especi... read more..

01 Sep

Issue 125 (Sep - Oct 2018)

Osman Arslan

29736

Kidneys: What Are Our Responsibilities?

Every organ in the human body has vital functions. The kidneys play fundamental roles in maintaining human health. One of the most important functions of the kidneys is producing urine. This function... read more..

01 Sep

Issue 125 (Sep - Oct 2018)

M. Fethullah Gulen

27478

Mukashafa (Disclosure)

Mukashafa (derived from kashf, meaning discovering or unveiling) denotes that the Divine mysteries will be disclosed to those well-versed in the Divine truths when, by rising through a spiritual strug... read more..

01 Sep

Issue 125 (Sep - Oct 2018)

Esra Akdogan

30354

Life and Education Based on Positive Thought

Positive thinking is a mental attitude, a process of generating thoughts that transform energy into reality. In this article, we will approach positive thinking, especially in education, from a psycho... read more..

01 Sep

Issue 125 (Sep - Oct 2018)

Omer Yildiz

28197

A Miraculous Molecule: Hemoglobin

Do you know what hemoglobin does? You should, because it has been perfectly created to keep you alive! Hemoglobin is one of the miraculous molecules in the human body. While its most important fu read more..

01 Sep

Issue 125 (Sep - Oct 2018)

Salma Hany Abdel Fattah

26135

Avoid the Negaholics – Always

Some people are full of negative thoughts. They don’t dream or strive. These are negaholics, and if you’re trying to achieve great things you must not listen to them! Attention! They are everywhe read more..

01 Sep

Issue 125 (Sep - Oct 2018)

Fethullah Simsek

29980

In the Footsteps of Wisdom: A Journey Through Said Nursi’s Eighth Word

“Ideology is the marriage of the truth with the apocryphal whereas wisdom is the distinction of the former from the others,” (1) says Cemil Meriç, a prominent Turkish intellectual figure, philosopher,... read more..

01 Sep

Issue 125 (Sep - Oct 2018)

Imam Mamadou Toure

26570

Under the Shade of Tranquility: My Meeting with Fethullah Gülen

No concept is more central to Islam than the concept of peace. From our origins, to how we are to live in this world, to our return to Allah – every milestone in the life of man is associated, in the ... read more..

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Monthly Archive

Our understanding of servanthood to God

Science Square (Issue 123)

Talwin and Tamkin (Coloring and Self-Possession)

Photosystem II: Can It Be Applied in Hydrocar Technology?

Virtual Reality as a Learning Tool in Modern Education

Albert Camus and Said Nursi on the Problem of Evil

Bitter Truths and Hopes

How Is Baby Affected If The Parents’ Blood Types Do Not Match?

Curtains in the Breeze

80 Miles

It’s Not About Where You Break

Honey: The First Wound Healing Agent in Human History

Göbekli Tepe: The World’s First Religious Temple

Science Square (Issue 124)

A Global Democratization Formula

The Four Most Difficult Virtues

Finding Faith in Difficult Times: Ten thinkers on the writings of Said Nursi

Editorial (Gratitude)

The Dynamics of a Changing World

The Honeybee

The Boycott: How the Prophet and Early Muslims Responded to the Oppression

Alzheimer’s: Causes and How to Prevent It

Ramadan and Yom Kippur: Why Afflict Ourselves By Fasting?

Kidneys: What Are Our Responsibilities?

Mukashafa (Disclosure)

Life and Education Based on Positive Thought

A Miraculous Molecule: Hemoglobin

Avoid the Negaholics – Always

In the Footsteps of Wisdom: A Journey Through Said Nursi’s Eighth Word

Under the Shade of Tranquility: My Meeting with Fethullah Gülen