Risale-i Nur

The Risale-i Nur Collection (Turkish: Risale-i Nur Külliyatı, Ottoman Turkish: رسالة نور كلىاتي) is a tafsir (Islamic exegesis) on the Qur'an written by Said Nursi between the 1910s and 1950s in Turkey. In fact, this commentary doesn’t keep the ayah order in commenting on the meanings, unlike the methodology of classical Islamic exegesis. It is rather a thematic tafsir in dealing with the doubts about the basic doctrines and principles of Islam. This collection includes fourteen books and every book includes several chapters and every chapter is about a distinctive topic regarding the Islamic issues that are criticized and attacked by modernity or in particular, atheism and naturalism. So that, the primary purpose of the Risale-i Nur is the revitalization of the faith of the ordinary believers, along with the moral renewal. This magnum opus of Said Nursi is a deep reflection on the Quran that includes a rational analysis of the Islamic sources and reinterpreting it for the mentality of his age. However, it isn't just an exegesis but also it is a reflection of the author’s own life.

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