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The Qur'an revealed : a critical analysis of Said Nursi's epistles of light
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London : Gerlach Press, 2013
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xii, 619 p. ; 25 cm.
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9783940924285
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Includes index
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"The Qur'an Revealed is a landmark publication in the history of Islamic studies, providing for the first time a comprehensive critical analysis of Bedizuzzaman Said Nursi's 6000-page work of Quranic exegesis, The Epistles of Light. In discussing a wide range of themes, from Divine unity to causation, from love to spirituality, from prophethood to civilization and politics, Colin Turner invites the reader into Nursi's conceptual universe, presenting the teachings of arguably the Muslim world's most understudied theologian in a language that is accessible to both expert and interested layperson alike." -- from the publisher.
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The Qur'an Revealed is a landmark publication in the history of Islamic studies, providing for the first time a comprehensive critical analysis of Bedizuzzaman Said Nursi's 6000-page work of Quranic exegesis, The Epistles of Light. In discussing a wide range of themes, from Divine unity to causation, from love to spirituality, from prophethood to civilization and politics, Colin Turner invites the reader into Nursi's conceptual universe, presenting the teachings of arguably the Muslim world's most understudied theologian in a language that is accessible to both expert and interested layperson alike.


Author Notes

Dr. Colin Turner is Reader in Islamic Thought in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University. His books include: Islam Without Allah? The Rise of Religious Externalism in Safavid Iran (Curzon Press, 2000) and - together with Hasan Horkuc - Makers of Islamic Civilization: Said Nursi (Oxford University Press 2009).


Table of Contents

Dale F. Eickelman
Acknowledgementsp. ix
Forewordp. xi
Introductionp. 1
1 On Divine Unityp. 9
2 Existence and Entitiesp. 55
3 On Nature and Causationp. 95
4 On Aspects of the Unseen: Life, Spirit and Angelsp. 133
5 Man in the cosmos: Nursi and the human 'I'p. 173
6 Revelation and Prophethoodp. 191
7 The Quran and Muhammadp. 203
8 The Hereafterp. 245
9 Belief and Unbeliefp. 283
10 On Worship and Righteous Actionp. 301
11 Spiritualityp. 337
12 On Divine Determining and Free Willp. 363
13 On Sincerity and Brotherhoodp. 399
14 On Lovep. 433
15 Practical Wisdom and Pastoral Theologyp. 465
16 Civilizationp. 513
17 Politicsp. 537
18 On jihadp. 557
Notesp. 571
Indexp. 615