What are the 9 secrets of mankind?
Master Nursi states that there are nine great purposes and wisdoms of human existence, and that by grasping these wisdoms, man will become a true human being, comprehend the reason for his existence, and attain…
The Love Of Immortality
Included in human nature is an intense love of immortality. Even, because of his power of imagination, man fancies a sort of immortality in everything he loves. He cries out from the depths of his…
The death of the seed is the onset of the shoot’s life.
What is Death ? Who creates death and life that He may try you, which of you is the best in conduct. (67:2) Verses like this in the All-Wise Qur’an, the Criterion of Truth and…
Your heart, identity, and nature are a mirror.
Heart There are certain foolish people who because they do not recognize the sun if they see it in a mirror, start to love the mirror. With intense emotion, they try to preserve the mirror…
Message for the Sick
FIRST REMEDY Unhappy sick person! Do not be anxious, have patience! Your illness is not a malady for you; it is a sort of cure. For life departs like capital. If it yields no fruits,…
A Dream In A Tunnel
A Dream Once I saw the true nature of this worldly life in a vision, as follows: My Lord had caused me to set out on this journey. He gradually gave me some of the…
On human happiness and misery
Happiness We have some relationship with and are in need of most species. Our needs range into all parts of the universe, and our desires range as far as eternity. We desire a single flower…
Life is an illusion ?
*illusion: a deceptive appearance or impression. I addressed myself saying: O heedless SELF! Know that it is unworthy of you to attach your heart to something that will not accompany you after this world comes…
A Profitable Trade
Trade If you wish to understand how profitable a trade it is, and how honorable a rank, to sell one’s person and property to God, to be His slave and His soldier, then listen to…
Conceptions of God
Conceptions of God In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. There is no god but God, He is One, He has no partner; His is the dominion, and His is the praise; He…