Bediuzzaman Said Nūrsi and the Nature of Human Creation in his Major Works: Considering a New Breakthrough in Islamic Philosophy

Abstract

This paper aimed to analyse Bediuzzaman Said Nūrsi’s ideas regarding the nature of human creation in his major works. In order to achieve such goal, this paper utilized a ‘conceptual analysis’ method to reveal Nūrsi’s elaboration on the concept. The research found that humans, according to Nūrsi, arise from the mother's womb with God's fondness -Rahīm- governed with the eternal pact in the metaphysical realm to be ‘abid in the physical world, who are expected to fulfil their responsibility as God's servant by worshipping Him and Him alone in the form of honest submission. Furthermore, worship is only possible via the perfect actualization of intellect, and recognizing the essence of worship is the Amānah to be the vicegerent of God -Khalīfatullāh- as humans will discover a comprehensive understanding of God -Ma'rifātullah- through their worldly journey. This work finally ended with a reflection pertaining to the possibility of the philosophical thoughts of Nūrsi as a breakthrough in advancing Islamic philosophy in the present age.
 Keywords: Bediuzzaman Said Nūrsi, Human Creation, Islamic Philosophy, Khalīfatullah, Risale-i Nūr

Methods of Badiuzzaman Sa’id Nursi to Understand Hadith in Kitab Rasail Al-Nur

“…Then the quote about "the test is in vain" is the absence of human effort as a thinking being to study and find the true truth that has been explained in the Qur'an and Hadith (Ihsan et al, 2022;Wannes, 2019).…”

“…As for the Sunday Hadits, Sa'id Nursi gives the same evidence as the majority of Hadith scholars where the position of hadits Sunday as a dalil in blasphemy. In fact, in this consolation Sa'id Nursi is taqlid to the scholars Jarh of Ta'dīl and the scholars of hadith who have six books (Al-Kutub al-Sittah) (Ihsan et al, 2022;Rahim, 2017). Therefore Sa'id Nursi is a scholar mutawassith (moderate) in judging a hadith.…”

“…Wijhah al-Masāil al-Īmāniyah. According to Sa'id Nursi, most of one's faith problems point to a number of things related to the narrow and limited nature, while others point to nature Ukhrawi which is spacious and free (Bidin & Al-Qodsi, 2020;Ihsan et al, 2022). This opinion arises because part of the hadith of the Prophet SAW there are problems Fadhāil al-a'māl which has been described in a rhetorical language style as a form of motivation and threat.…”

“…The book explains that "if the signs of the end are explained as axiomatic so that man must confess them, then in such a condition there is no difference between charcoal and diamond, the secret of God's assignment and the results of the trials are in vain". The truth is that if Allah Almighty tells mankind about all the doomsday matters of the event as a whole, then what will happen is that people will find it difficult to believe and sort out which news is genuine and which news is only made up by humans.Then the quote about "the test is in vain" is the absence of human effort as a thinking being to study and find the true truth that has been explained in the Qur'an and Hadith(Ihsan et al, 2022;Wannes, 2019).The hadith that explains the signs of the great apocalypse include the appearance of al-Mahdi and al-Sufyani. As among these hadiths, there are many opposing legal views due to the diversity of history.…”

Bedī’uzzamān Sa’īd Nūrsī on Social Justice: Analysis From Islamic Philosophy Tradition

“…Bediuzzaman Said Nursi and the Nature of Human Creation in his Major Works: Considering a New Breakthrough in Islamic Philosophy, written by Nur Hadi Ihsan, etc. This work finally ended with a reflection pertaining to the possibility of the philosophical thoughts of Nursi as a breakthrough in advancing Islamic philosophy in the present age (Ihsan et al, 2022).…”