Category Archives: Bediüzzaman-Said-Nursi

The Dead Teach Us Much About Life – A Muslim Experience of Memento Mori 

I wash dead bodies in my free time. Along with around seventy Muslim women, I volunteer to perform the last Islamic rites. It is a collective obligation in Islam: Some members in the community need to fulfill this religious duty … Continue reading

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A Message of Gratitude, Comfort and Hope

My dear colleagues and friends, dear neighbors, dear sisters and brothers in faith, my dear community, “Indeed, to God do we belong and indeed to Him is our return,” (Qur’an 2:156) As many of you know by now, our beautiful … Continue reading

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