The proof of something existent is always easier than the proof of something non-existent. We can prove that the species of apple exists by showing only one apple. However, a person who claims that the species of apple does not exist can prove it only...
The Sixth Topic [This consists of a single, brief proof of the pillar of belief, ‘Belief in God,’ for which there are numerous decisive proofs and explanations in many places in the Risale-i Nur.] In Kastamonu a group of high-school students came to me, saying: “Tell us...
[This Word consists of Two Stations] First Station In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. So God sets forth parables for men, so that they may bear [them] in mind * Such are the similitudes which we propound to men that they may reflect. One time two...
Introduction I created not jinn and mankind except that they might worship me.4 According to the meaning of this mighty verse, the purpose for the sending of man to this world and the wisdom implicit in it, consists of recognizing the Creator of all beings and believing...
The Supreme Sign1 AN IMPORTANT WARNING AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Not everyone will be able to understand all the matters discussed in this most significant treatise, but equally nobody will remain portionless. If somebody enters a garden, he will find that his hands cannot reach all the fruit...
Second Chapter Concerning Proofs of the Divine Unity [The traveller who had been sent to the world in order to attain faith, who journeyed through the whole cosmos in his mind in order to ask all things concerning his Creator, to seek his Sustainer in every place...