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Author | Said Nursi |
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Original title | Risale-i Nur Külliyatı |
Language | Ottoman Turkish, Arabic |
Genre | Tafsir |
Publication place | Turkey |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
The Risale-i Nur Collection (Turkish: Risale-i Nur Külliyatı, Ottoman Turkish: رساله نور كلیاتی) is a collection of religious writings by Said Nursî, a Kurdish Islamic Scholar from Bitlis region of Turkey between the 1910s and 1950s. Unlike what is often claimed, it is not a tafsir (commentary on the Qur'an), apart from the volume İşaratü'l-İ'caz, which is an exegesis of verses 1:1-2:39.
The primary purpose of the Risale-i Nur is to bring about a religious revival in Turkey.
The collection includes an analysis of Islamic sources and a reinterpretation of the text for the "mentality" of Said Nursi's age. However, it is not solely an exegesis, as it includes reflections and details about Said Nursi's own life and interpretations. These reflections and details help the reader to learn how to practice everyday activities on Qur'an norms, and "install" Qur'an to a person's alternating life situations and emotions.