Islam and Politics in the Light of Said Nursi's Writings

Sarıtoprak, Zeki

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“…He called for him and said, "Pasha, Pasha, the most important truth in the universe is believe in God and then comes prayer". 9 It is pertinent to mention that Said Nursi was thought as a hurdle in his way by Mustafa Kamal Ataturk and thus, Ataturk offered him a place in his government and parliament. He also offered him a place in the religious affairs of state and wanted to hire his services as a state religious advisor and preacher.…”

Section: Political Contributions and Contributions Towards Societymentioning

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Said Nursi: A Brief Overview of Vision and Reformative Thoughts

Sethi¹,

Jalal²,

Haq

2022

JIRS

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The focus of the article is Said Nursi’s contributions in the fields of education, religion and politics. Nursi was a Kurdish theologian, an Islamic scholar and the most popular and influential intellectual of Turkish history. His influence and popularity among people is indicative from the titles he received from the people including “Badiuz-zamaan” (Wonder of the Age) and “Ustaad” (Muallam or teacher). Besides this, Nursi was widely famous among his people for his extravagant memory: his long term memory was able to reproduce certain books even. This reflects upon his unordinary personality as he was able to recite many books from memory. An unusual narrative about him was that when he used to read a page of book, he would learn it by heart the same moment. His vast study, intelligence, powerful memory and oratory skills impressed his contemporaries to a great extent.

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Section: Political Contributions and Contributions Towards Societymentioning

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Said Nursi: A Brief Overview of Vision and Reformative Thoughts

Sethi¹,

Jalal²,

Haq

2022

JIRS

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“…Nursi's commentary is not only the product of intellectualism but also suffering and devotion. Nursi witnessed the colonisation of the Muslim world, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the abolishment of the Caliphate, the closure of all religious educational institutions, Sufi orders and lodges, and the replacement of Islamic jurisprudence with European law by the leaders of the Republic of Turkey (Saritoprak 2008a(Saritoprak , 2008b. The new republic was established on principles of Jacobin secularism and Turkish ultra-nationalism.…”

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Rereading of the Quran in Light of Nursi’s Risale-i Nur Collection: Shuhudi Exegesis

Yucel

2021

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The concept of tafsiri şuhudi (transempirical exegesis) was coined for the first time by Said Nursi (d. 1960) and was reflected throughout his works. In his tafsiri şuhudi (pronounced shuhudi) methodology, Nursi views the Qur’an as an interpretation of the universe, that is Kitab al-Kabir (a big book). According to Nursi, such an exegesis is needed to reach the degree of iman tahkiki (investigative belief), also known as authentic faith. As part of his methodology, Nursi uses spiritual experience (kashf) and secular sciences as evidence for gaining true faith. Tafsiri şuhudi is an offshoot of ishari (inner meaning) tafsir but one that is injected with rationalism. This tafsir type also injects witnessing (şuhudi) into the dry body of scientific and modern tafsir that emerged in the Muslim world after European enlightenment. This article first examines the original hermeneutical concept of tafsir şuhudi in Nursi’s works and then analyses the sound heart, an essential part of iman tahkiki, in light of Nursi’s transempirical experience. The article argues that Nursi injects rationalism into the ishari tafsir methodology and infuses şuhudi experience by making it not only an epistemic but also an existential understanding of modern tafsir methodology.

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Discussion and Reflections

Cıngıllıoğlu¹

2017

The Gülen Movement

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Islam and Politics in the Light of Said Nursi's Writings

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Said Nursi: A Brief Overview of Vision and Reformative Thoughts

Said Nursi: A Brief Overview of Vision and Reformative Thoughts

Rereading of the Quran in Light of Nursi’s Risale-i Nur Collection: Shuhudi Exegesis

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