Bediuzzaman Said Nursi : Wonder of the Age

by Balci, Ramazan

• ISBN13: 9781597842600
• ISBN10: 1597842605
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-16
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Bediüzzaman Said Nursi (1877-1960) is one of the most influential thinkers of the modern era and a person of action who suffered deeply from the sorrows that have inflicted Islam and the whole of humanity. Not only did he interpret the present age accurately, but he also committed himself to his cause, dedicating his entire life to the service of the Qur'an.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
The Old Said (1877-1925)	p. 1
Family Background	p. 3
Childhood	p. 5
Education	p. 9
The First Schooling	p. 9
Receiving the Tide 'Bediüzzaman'-Wonder of the Age	p. 16
Textbooks	p. 18
Youth	p. 22
Journey to Cizre	p. 22
The Last Lesson in Bitlis	p. 25
Van	p. 28
Bediüzzaman's First Educational Institute in Van	p. 30
A "Revolution of the Mind" and a New Direction	p. 32
Bediüzzaman's First Visit to Istanbul	p. 35
The Question-Answer Days in "Sekerci Han"	p. 37
Proposals for Educational Reform and the "Conversation with the Doctor"	p. 39
Bediüzzaman and the Constitutional Movement	p. 43
The 31st of March Incident	p. 44
Bediüzzaman's Farewell Address	p. 48
Bediüzzaman Heads East: The City of Van	p. 50
The Damascus Sermon	p. 53
Return to Istanbul	p. 55
Return to Van - 1913	p. 57
Bediüzzaman During the First World War	p. 59
Action on the Front Lines in the East	p. 59
The Fall of Bitlis and Capture of Bediüzzaman	p. 60
Captivity in Kostroma in North-Western Russia	p. 60
The Escape	p. 65
His Return and Life in Istanbul	p. 67
The First Publication of His Works	p. 69
Transition from the Old Said to New Said	p. 70
"The Strongest Voice in the Coming Changes Will Be the Voice of Islam"	p. 75
Bediüzzaman's Struggle Against the Occupation of Istanbul	p. 79
Summary of the Days as the Old Said	p. 81
Move to Ankara	p. 85
Bediüzzaman's Return from Ankara to Van	p. 89
The New Said (1925-1949)	p. 91
Life in Barla (1925-1934)	p. 93
The Uprising in the East	p. 93
The Years Preceding the Revolt	p. 93
The Sheikh Said Revolt	p. 94
The Journey to Exile: Bediüzzaman is Brought to Istanbul	p. 98
Transit from Istanbul to Burdur	p. 99
Bediüzzaman Is Brought to Barla	p. 102
Beditizzaman's First Students	p. 104
Daily Life in Barla	p. 105
Duplication and Publication of Risale-i Nur Brings Increasing Persecution	p. 108
The Risale-i Nur Collection Takes Shape in Barla	p. 110
The Essentials of the Risale-i Nur Way	p. 111
Divine Assistance in Producing the Risale-i Nur	p. 112
Bediüzzaman's Definition of Studenthood in The Risale-i Nur Way	p. 113
The Essentials of Worship	p. 115
An Honorable Circle	p. 117
The Last Days in Barla	p. 118
Bediüzzaman Is Transferred to Isparta	p. 119
Imprisonmenr in Eskisehir (1935)	p. 120
Eskisehir Court and Bediüzzaman's Defense	p. 122
Memories from Eskisehir Prison	p. 125
Life in Kastamonu (1936-1943)	p. 130
The Risale-i Nur Circle in Kastamonu	p. 133
The Hundred-Year-Old Robe that Came to Bediüzzaman	p. 135
Bediüzzaman is Poisoned	p. 136
Bediüzzaman's Reaction to the Outbreak of World War II	p. 138
Imprisonment in Denizli (1943)	p. 140
Risale-i Nur Students Under Arresr	p. 140
Life in Denizli Prison	p. 143
Denizli Court	p. 146
Acquittal in die Denizli Court	p. 148
Life in Emirdag (1944-1948)	p. 150
Bediüzzaman's Turban Is Removed	p. 151
Bediüzzaman Is Poisoned in Emirdag	p. 153
Bediüzzaman's Encounters with the Local People	p. 154
"If I Were in Mecca, I Would Have to Come Here to Safeguard Faith…"	p. 156
Bediüzzaman's Last Days in Emirdag	p. 158
Risale-i Nur Students are Arrested in Emirdag	p. 159
Imprisonment in Afyon (1948)	p. 161
Afyon Court	p. 161
Bediüzzaman's Defense	p. 162
The Defense of Risale-i Nur Students	p. 165
Decision of the Afyon Court	p. 171
Life in Afyon Prison	p. 172
The Third Said (1949-1960)	p. 177
Bediüzzaman's Second Stay in Emirdag (1949-1953)	p. 179
The Pakistan Deputy Education Minister's Visit	p. 180
The 'Guide For Youth' Trial in Istanbul (1952)	p. 181
Developments After the Trial	p. 183
Memories of Istanbul	p. 184
Bediüzzaman on Muslim - Christian Dialogue	p. 186
Life in Isparta (1953-1960)	p. 189
The Final Trial	p. 189
The Publishing of the Risale-i Nur	p. 192
The Importance He Placed on the Daily Prayers	p. 195
Bediüzzaman's Spiritual Life	p. 201
Bediüzzaman's Lessons	p. 208
Bediüzzaman's Daily Life	p. 209
Bediüzzaman Redirected the Attention of Others to die Risale-i Nur	p. 211
Other Matters on Which the Third Said Addressed the Democrats	p. 215
Bediüzzaman's Trips to Konya, Istanbul, and Ankara	p. 216
Bediüzzaman's Last Days	p. 223
After Bediüzzaman's Death	p. 227
The Supplicant	p. 229
Bediüzzaman's Will	p. 30
Supplication	p. 31
Conclusion	p. 33
Bibliography	p. 433
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