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Date: Saturday, 28 August, 2010
In this session, a member of our audience asks, “How can we be good and true students of the Risale-i Nur?” Since the Risale-i Nur is a tafsir or explanation of the Quran, a student of the Risale-i Nur is in reality, a student of the Quran. Therefore, we may also ask, “How can we be a true student of the Quran?”
In order to answer these questions, we should first understand what the Quran is, and by extension, what tafsirs like the Risale-i Nur actually are. In brief, Allah created us in order to make Himself known to us. The universe and everything in it serves this purpose. It makes the Names and attributes of Allah known to us. And the Quran is the interpreter of this ‘Book of the Universe’.
Therefore, understanding the meaning of the Quran goes to the very heart of the purpose of our existence. Quite simply, we were created to be students of the Quran. Since this is the case, we should apply the utmost effort and seriousness to studying it. It should be seen as a way of life, or rather, the aim of life, not merely a hobby or past time. Having accepted this, we should then look at what steps we could take to actually become true students of the Quran – and true students of knowledge (talebe-i ulum).
As mentioned above, a student of the Quran is, in reality, a student of the Book of the Universe. Such a student aims to constantly read the Book of the Universe and to become acquainted with its Creator (Khaliq) through it. The Eleventh Word of the Risale-i Nur provides us with excellent guidance on how to do this, through its elucidation of nine true ‘aims of life’.
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"There are a few dimensions to a human's existence. Because humans are plant like, animal like, human like and also faith like."
From 'Mesnev-i Nuriye', by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Quote translated by Levent A.
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