The Educational Thought Of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi

Abstract

Among the modern Muslim thinkers, reformers and revivalists the Turkish born Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (1877-1960 AD) is one of the most influential of the modern Turkey. His life span covers one of the turbulent and most significant periods of the world. The period witnessed two World Wars, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire giving birth to Republic of Turkey, the continuing colonization of Muslim lands, the emergence of major ideologies such as Communism, Capitalism and Nationalism, and major movements like atheism, materialism, and anarchism and above the rise of age of scienticism. Amidst all these developments the multidimensional thought of Said Nursi penned in his magnum opus Risale-i Nur assumes significance. Here in this paper the author focus on the historical background, contours and impact of the educational thought of Said Nursi. It will essentially be a desk research.  Risale-i Nur of Said Nursi will serve as the primary source