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Islam in Modern Turkey
An Intellectual Biography of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi
Sükran Vahide’s biography of Ustadh Bediuzzaman Said Nursi may well become a classic in the field of modern Islamic Studies and Comparative Theology. In this work, the author traces Nursi’s life and thought from his birth and childhood in the eastern part of Turkey until his death in 1960. Vahide’s command of the original sources is beyond reproach, and her understanding of the modern religious and intellectual history of modern Turkey is unrivaled. As she ably shows in this book, Nursi was one of the most brilliant Islamic thinkers in the modern era, a man who consistently fought for his ideals by keeping Islam a dynamic religion in the modern world. Although some scholars overlook Nursi in their discussions of modern Islamic intellectual history, his impact on whole generations of religious Turkish intelligentsia in the post-Republican era has in fact been considerable. Since his death in 1960, Nursi’s followers have taken up the challenge of disseminating his ideas throughout the world.

Author: Vahide, Şükran

Publisher: State University Of New York Press
Publication Year: 2005

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Vahide [2005] An Intellectual Biograpgy of Nursi.pdf