The Measure of Mercy
THE MEASURE OF MERCY Allah Almighty declares in the Qur’anic chapter, az-Zumar: “…Are they ever equal, those who know and those who do not know?”...
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What is the Meaning of Reading?
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF READING? iq’ra bi-is’mi rabbika alladhī khalaq “Read in and with the Name of your Lord, Who has created.” (96:1) The...
Today, We are in an Age of Ignorance Where a Worldly Life Devoid of (Any Consideration of) The Hereafter Is Aspired To
To begin with, there must be ‘knowledge’. Knowledge – to be able to know Allah Almighty. Secondly, there needs to be ‘deeds’. Our deeds are...
Endeavouring To Perform One Act Of Goodness After Another
The human being is to pull themselves away from all petty things. fa-idhā faraghta fanṣab wa-ilā rabbika far’ghab “Therefore, when you are free (from one...
Idle Preoccupations Do Not Befit The Believer
Alladhīna hum fī ṣalātihim khāshiʿūn. In reference to the prosperous believers, Allah Almighty declares:...
AN INTERVIEW WITH USTADH OSMAN NURI TOPBAS ON CURRENT EVENTS – PART I
Question: In the past few years, we have been witnessing natural disasters occurring in every corner of the world at an unprecedented level. How should we...
From the Mirror of the Heart
Those who have pure hearts are freed from colors and smells. They easily see a beauty in every breath. They have left behind the decoration...
BIOGRAPHY
Who is Osman Nuri Topbas? Osman Nuri Topbas was born in 1942 in Erenkoy, Istanbul, Turkey to Musa Topbas and Fatma Feride Hanim, H. Fahri...