Risale-i Nur Külliyatından Sözler Quotes

“Minds should be enlightened with science, and hearts need to be illumined with religion.”
― Said Nursî, Words

“The Qur’an, the universe, and humanity are three kinds of manifestations of one truth.”
― Said Nursî, Words

“Are we Muslims because we believe in God Almighty, or do we believe in God because we are Muslims?”
― Said Nursî, Words

“It was to these books that I turned for an answer to the question: What is the meaning of la ilaha illa Allah? Again I was disappointed. The books were about Islam, not about Allah. They covered every subject you could possibly imagine except for the one which really mattered.”
― Said Nursî, Words

“It was to these books that I turned for an answer to the question: What is the meaning of la ilaha illa Allah? Again I was disappointed. The books were about Islam, not about Allah. They covered every subject you could possibly imagine except for the one which really mattered. I put the question to the imam at the university mosque. He made an excuse and left. Then a brother who had overheard my impertinent question to the imam came over and said: “I have a tafsir of la ilaha illa Allah. If you like, we could read it together.” I imagined that it would be ten or twenty pages at the most. It turned out to have over 5,000 pages, in several books. It was the Risale-i Nur by Said Nursi.”
― Said Nursî, Words

“By thus rending the veil of monotony and showing that everything is in constant need of and obedient to His Lordship, He dispels heedlessness and turns humanity and jinn from (natural) causes to Himself as the Creator of causes. This basic principle is evident in the Qur’anic explanations.”
― Said Nursî, Words