The Reasonings

Description

• From the Holy Book’s purpose and objectives to its rhetoric and eloquence, various aspects of the Qur’an are examined while new insights are provided on the existence and oneness of God, Prophethood, and bodily resurrection.Bediüzzaman Said Nursi was a 20th-century Turkish scholar of Islam and the author of Risale-i Nur, a 6,000-page modern commentary on the Qur’an.

• Bediüzzaman and The Reasonings …………………………………………………………… vii
  Preface …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1
  Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………. 7THE FIRST PART
  THE ELEMENT OF TRUTH
  The First Premise ………………………………………………………………………………… 11
  The Second Premise ……………………………………………………………………………. 14
  The Third Premise ………………………………………………………………………………. 16
  The Fourth Premise …………………………………………………………………………….. 21
  The Fifth Premise ……………………………………………………………………………….. 23
  The Sixth Premise ………………………………………………………………………………. 25
  The Seventh Premise ………………………………………………………………………….. 29
  The Eighth Premise …………………………………………………………………………….. 32
  The Ninth Premise ……………………………………………………………………………… 36
  The Tenth Premise ……………………………………………………………………………… 40
  The Eleventh Premise …………………………………………………………………………. 42
  The Twelfth Premise …………………………………………………………………………… 44
  First Matter……………………………………………………………………………………. 50
  Second Matter ……………………………………………………………………………….. 54
  Third Matter …………………………………………………………………………………. 57
  Fourth Matter ………………………………………………………………………………… 59
  Fifth Matter …………………………………………………………………………………… 64
  Sixth Matter ………………………………………………………………………………….. 66
  Seventh Matter ……………………………………………………………………………… 67
  Eighth Matter ………………………………………………………………………………… 68

  THE SECOND PART
  THE ESSENCE OF ELOQUENCE
  First Matter ………………………………………………………………………………………… 79
  Second Matter ……………………………………………………………………………………. 81
  Third Matter ………………………………………………………………………………………. 83
  Fourth Matter …………………………………………………………………………………….. 85
  Fifth Matter ………………………………………………………………………………………… 86
  Sixth Matter ………………………………………………………………………………………. 88
  Seventh Matter …………………………………………………………………………………… 92
  Eighth Matter …………………………………………………………………………………….. 93
  Ninth Matter ……………………………………………………………………………………… 94
  Tenth Matter ……………………………………………………………………………………… 96
  Eleventh Matter ………………………………………………………………………………….. 97
  Twelfth Matter …………………………………………………………………………………… 97

  THE THIRD PART
  THE ELEMENT OF BELIEF
  The Element of Belief ………………………………………………………………………… 103
  Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………… 104
  The First Purpose …………………………………………………………………………. 105
  The Second Purpose …………………………………………………………………….. 120
  Introduction …………………………………………………………………………… 120
  Explaining Some of the Proofs of Muhammad’s Prophethood ………… 128
  Introduction ………………………………………………………………………. 128
  The First Way ……………………………………………………………………. 129
  The Second Way ……………………………………………………………….. 132
  The Third Way ………………………………………………………………….. 133
  The Fourth Way ………………………………………………………………… 136
  The Fifth Way …………………………………………………………………… 144
  The Third Purpose ……………………………………………………………………….. 147
  Introduction …………………………………………………………………………… 147
  A Summation of the Most General Proofs …………………………………. 148
  A Second Summation of Two Other General Proofs ………………….. 150

  Index ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 151
  Index of God’s Names and Attributes …………………………………………….. 159