Said Nursi, Author of the Risale-i Nur: Scholar in Islamic History

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ScholarAuthor of the Risale-i Nur

Said Nursiسعيد النورسي

c. 1877-1960 CEApproximate dateIsparta

A Kurdish scholar who wrote the Risale-i Nur to defend faith in the secular Turkish republic.

Called Bediuzzaman, 'wonder of the age', he led volunteers in the First World War and was a prisoner in Russia. Under the new republic he was exiled and jailed for decades, yet wrote a vast commentary on faith, the Risale-i Nur, spread at first by hand-copying.

What grew out of it?

Millions in Turkey and beyond study the Risale-i Nur in reading circles.

Who else is linked?

Mustafa Kemal Ottoman Empire Republic of Turkey

Who lived at the same time?

Mehmed VI Abdulmejid II Mehmed V Mustafa Kemal Abdulaziz ibn Saud Abdul Hamid II Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ahmad

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Said Nursiسعيد النورسي

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