January 1998 - Monthly Archive

01 Jan

Issue 21 (January - March 1998)

Dr. S. Aksoy

18344

Life: The Light of Existence

The universe consists of living and non-living entities which have common as well as different properties. For example, each and every entity is made up of different organic and inorganic elements so ... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 22 (April - June 1998)

M. Fethullah Gulen

17243

Freedom

The urge for freedom is innate in man. In his pursuit or expression of it, man has the option to discover himself as a responsible being with free will, that is, as a being whose freedom is the means ... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 21 (January - March 1998)

Abd Al-salam Ibrahim

36143

Architectural Characteristics of The Islamic City

There is no firm consensus on what the term islamic city’ means. It can mean a city founded by Muslims during some particular, historical epoch. Or a city whose design, construction and expansion took... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 21 (January - March 1998)

Umit Simsek

17093

Diary of A HoneyBee

Day 1 - (around May 5 of your calendar) - I am a white egg hardly bigger than the fullstop at the end of this sentence. Yet, do not despise me for I have that most precious quality-life! A few hours ... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 21 (January - March 1998)

Suleyman Cenkci

19595

Plant Biotechnology for The Next Century

The earth’s human population is expected to pass 6 billion people at the beginning of the next century. The consequences for adequate food supply and environmental degradation are very serious. While ... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 21 (January - March 1998)

The Fountain

35484

Never Worn Out

An eternal ‘textile’ woven with silk threads, pure as rain, cool as the shade of clouds; its colour and design address all the worlds, unstained white like the river of milk in Paradise... Not a t... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 21 (January - March 1998)

Bediuzzaman Said Nursi

16528

Reflections on The Existence and Unity of The Creater

Creatures come into existence easily and, although of various kinds and species, resemble one another in many ways. They are spread out on the earth with perfect order and display a perfect proportion... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 21 (January - March 1998)

Alexa Kopil

15661

Is The Brain The Origin of Man's Mind?

Artificial Intelligence or Al is among the most recently advanced scientific concepts. The associated field of study has been defined as follows: ‘the study of mental faculties that encompasses comput... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 21 (January - March 1998)

Dr. S. Aksoy

16038

Islamic Ethics

In the Islamic tradition, the basis of society or its main cohesive influence is not the power of the state or other coercive authority, but the common submission of all, strong or weak, to the will o... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 21 (January - March 1998)

F. B. Rahim

16216

Reflections on Robionson Crusoe

Part I: The Myth and the Novel The popularity of Crusoe Excepting the Gospel narrative, no story has so dominated the imagination of Europe as Robinson Crusoe. First published in London in 1719, it ... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 21 (January - March 1998)

M. Fethullah Gulen

15773

Questions for Today

Contact with Jinn and the Reality of Sorcery or Magic Some people have an innate ability to go into trance and make contact with beings from the invisible realms of existence. However, it should not ... read more..

01 Jan

Issue 21 (January - March 1998)

A. Sahin

17290

No Discrimination of Colour and Race

Bilal Habashi was among the pioneers of Islam. He was a slave of Umayya ibn Khalaf, one of the leading figures of the polytheist Quraysh. Since he accepted Islam in its very early days, he was made to... read more..